overturn the decision
idiom
of a court
: to disagree with a decision made earlier by a lower court
The appeals court overturned the decision made by the trial court.
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Project developer Pebble Partnership and the state of Alaska are suing to overturn the decision.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
Chiles has appealed to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland to overturn the decision.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
After the board took its first vote to intervene in the neighboring Tulare Lake subbasin in April, farmers sued in an effort to overturn the decision, arguing the state’s demands are unreasonable and damaging to the local economy.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
The group has filed a court action to overturn the decision.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
Chiles has appealed to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland to overturn the decision.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
After the board took its first vote to intervene in the neighboring Tulare Lake subbasin in April, farmers sued in an effort to overturn the decision, arguing the state’s demands are unreasonable and damaging to the local economy.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
The group has filed a court action to overturn the decision.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2024
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