overturns
日本語WordNet
the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
JMdict
AIによる解説
To turn upside down; to reverse a decision, ruling, or established order; to capsize.
ライセンス: KeyLang Original
His conviction was overturned on appeal.
彼の有罪判決は控訴で覆された。
The overturning of the law sparked nationwide protests.
その法律の撤回が全国的な抗議を引き起こした。
The overturning of the boat left the passengers stranded.
ボートの転覆で乗客は立ち往生した。
The segregationist policies were eventually overturned by the courts.
人種分離政策は最終的に裁判所によって覆されました。
The organization works to overturn cases of miscarriage of justice.
その団体は誤審事件の覆しに取り組んでいる。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz