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overrule

sustain 2 a : to rule against upon review by virtue of a higher authority : set aside reverse [the appeals court overruled the trial court's decision] b : to set aside as a precedent or guide

non-

non- : not : other than : reverse of : absence of

manifest weight of the evidence

manifest weight of the evidence :a deferential standard of review under which reversal of a decision or verdict requires showing that it is obviously erroneous and unsupported by the evidence and

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jurisdiction

: the jurisdiction granted to particular courts to hear appeals of the decisions of lower tribunals and to reverse, affirm, or modify those decisions compare original jurisdiction in this entry concurrent jurisdiction : jurisdiction that is shared

disseise

dis·seised or: dis·seized dis·seis·ing or: dis·seiz·ing [Anglo-French disseisir to dispossess, from Old French dessaisir, from des-, prefix marking reversal + saisir to put in possession of] : to deprive of seisin wrongfully : unjustly dispossess dis·sei·sor [-sē-zər]

buffalo nickel

five cent coin minted from 1913 to 1937 having an image of an American bison ldquobuffalordquo on its reverse and an American Indian on the obverse

disherison

disherison [Anglo-French dishereison desheriteson, from Old French deseriteison, from desheriter to disinherit, from des-, prefix marking reversal + heriter to inherit, from Late Latin hereditare] : the act of disinheriting

discriminate

law (as national origin, race, sex, religion, age, or disability) see also bona fide occupational qualification, equal protection, reverse discrimination, suspect class Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the Important Laws section amendment xiv to the Constitution

disclaimer

disclaimer [Anglo-French desclamer, from desclamer to disavow, deny, from Old French des-, prefix marking reversal + clamer to claim see claim ] 1 : a refusal or disavowal of something that one has

defeat

[Anglo-French defait, past participle of defaire to undo, defeat, from Old French deffaire desfaire, from de-, prefix marking reversal of action + faire to do] 1 a : to render null [third parties will an attached but

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