overstep
to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority.
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How to use overstep in a sentence
GOP lawmakers bristled at Noem’s initial “style and form veto,” claiming she had overstepped her constitutional authority.
Transgender restrictions increasingly pit GOP lawmakers vs. GOP governors | Aaron Blake | April 23, 2021 | Washington PostThe Supreme Court unanimously held Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its authority by going to court to force individuals and companies engaged in deceptive business practices to turn over billions of dollars in profits.
Supreme Court unanimous that FTC lacked authority to recover billions for consumers | Robert Barnes, Rachel Lerman | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostThat said, major food companies and lobbyists regularly overstep their bounds.
The opposition started when landlords in Texas sued in the fall, arguing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had overstepped its bounds in implementing the ban.
The $50 billion race to save America’s renters from eviction | Jonathan O'Connell | April 8, 2021 | Washington PostA federal judge overstepped and should not have thrown out a Virginia jury’s conviction of Michael Flynn’s former business partner on charges of illegal lobbying, an appeals court held Thursday.
Appeals court revives criminal case against Michael Flynn’s ex-business partner | Rachel Weiner, Ann Marimow | March 18, 2021 | Washington Post
Did Goldman Sachs overstep in Criminally Charging Its Ex-Programmer?
Will a new overstep such as voluntary default be the impetus for realignment between the parties?
Here's Something Debt Ceiling Obstinance May Create: A New Bipartisan Era | Justin Green | January 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI'd enjoy seeing a trillion dollar coin minted purely for the deservedly righteous indignation such an overstep would create.
Did the President overstep his bounds by criticizing the Court or were his statements "unremarkable?"
Poll Question: Has Obama Gone Too Far in His Criticisms of the Supreme Court? | Ryan Prior | April 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere, he sold a number of political caricatures that were careful not to overstep Nazi lines.
He knew just how far it was proper for him to go, and never once did he overstep those bounds.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydIt was thus that Csar maintained himself within the pale of the law, and obliged the Senate to overstep it.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 | Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.He must be free to play as he feels, and he will be artist enough never to overstep bounds.
Piano Mastery | Harriette BrowerPeople in general read poetry without any passion at all, or else overstep the modesty of nature and read not like scholars.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) | Thomas De QuinceyWhile the former had large allowances, they managed usually to overstep them.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman | Pauline Lester
British Dictionary definitions for overstep
/ (ˌəʊvəˈstɛp) /
(tr) to go beyond (a certain or proper limit)
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