Reaching too far and beyond boundaries. Excessive and impermissible reach. … [Read more...]

In a resettlement, a clause which saves the powers of sale and leasing annexed to the estate for life created by the original settlement, when it is desired to give the tenant for life the same estate and powers under the resettlement. The clause is so called because it provides that the resettlement shall be overreached by the exercise of the old powers. If the resettlement … [Read more...]

To supersede; annul; reject by subsequent action or decision. A judicial decision is said to be overruled when a later decision, rendered by the same court or by a superior court in the same system, expresses a judgment upon the same question of law directly opposite to that which was be fore given, thereby depriving the earlier opinion of all authority as a precedent. The term … [Read more...]

In old English law. A forfeiture for contempt or neglect in not pursuing a malefactor. 3 Inst 116. … [Read more...]

To charge more than the price listed or advertised. In criminal matters, to file a criminal charge for a more serious offense than the facts warrant. … [Read more...]