MLchartDataset catalogue

Overrule

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003593

To set aside or reverse a previous judicial decision or precedent by a higher court or the same court in a later case. This action indicates that the prior ruling is no longer considered good law. The United States Supreme Court can overrule its own prior decisions, though it does so infrequently.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003593
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003593",
  "term": "Overrule",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To set aside or reverse a previous judicial decision or precedent by a higher court or the same court in a later case. This action indicates that the prior ruling is no longer considered good law. The United States Supreme Court can overrule its own prior decisions, though it does so infrequently.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/overrule/"
}

Record 3,590 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.