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Meanings of overturn in English

Catalan
sotsobre
Spanish
cambio

The act of upsetting something.

sotsobre
Portuguese
rescindir
Catalan
anul·lar
Spanish
rescindir

Cancel officially.

rescindir
Portuguese
virar
Catalan
tombar
Spanish
revolver

Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.

virar
Spanish
anular

Rule against.

anular
Usage of overturn in English
1
Such a course of action would overturn the natural order of society.
Paths of glory
2
In Syria great truths overturn history; they are products of the impossible.
The Guardian
3
Primerica recently filed a court case to try to overturn the ruling.
Reuters
4
He said it would be an outstanding result to overturn Mr Goff.
Radio NZ
5
Prepared to overturn the people's decision without going back to the people.
The Guardian
6
But it was originally engineered to reinforce state power, not overturn it.
Wired
7
But he said he had faith the courts would overturn her sentence.
The Irish Times
8
Except the MP Chuka Umunna now campaigns to overturn the referendum result.
The Guardian
9
Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur.
The Guardian
10
There's a lot of time for the military to overturn that deal.
Wired
11
The revolver was discharged in the overturn, but the bullet went wild.
Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers; Or, Hitting the Enemy a Hard ...
12
The Jordanians know it is almost impossible to overturn their first-leg deficit.
Reuters
13
The High Court ruled against a bid to overturn English GCSE results.
BBC
14
They set to work in the Home Office to overturn the Emperor.
The Country Doctor
15
Unions are threatening strikes if the government does not overturn its policy.
Reuters
16
After police clashed with protesters, Garcia asked Congress to overturn the laws.
Reuters
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New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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