Overrule
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
To annul; to make void. This word is frequently used to signify that a case has been decided directly opposite to a former case. When this takes place, the first-decided case is said to be overruled as a precedent, and cannot any longer be considered as of binding authority. It also signifies that a majority of the judges have decided against the opinion of the minority, in which case the latter are said to be over1:uled.