Meaning & use
overturn
To reverse or cancel a previous decision, ruling, or law, or to turn something upside down.
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The appeals court overturned the earlier verdict after reviewing new evidence.
The boat overturned when a sudden wave hit it broadside.
A note on using this word
Overturn is common in legal contexts meaning to reverse a ruling, and separately in a literal sense meaning to physically flip something over.
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