the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
Recent Examples on the WebTwo years later, the Kansas Court of Appeals found that the Wyandotte County judge had overstepped his authority.—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024 The complaint claimed Clarkson, 42, should be awarded more than the $2.6 million that a California labor commissioner ruled her ex owed her from allegedly overstepping his legal limits as her manager.—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024 In particular, if someone else has overstepped their bounds, pushing back against their excesses is necessary to restore balance.—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024 The court ultimately did not rule on the veracity of Lewis’ rape allegation against the filmmaker, but rather if Polanski had overstepped a free speech boundary and defamed Lewis in responding to her allegations.—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for overstep
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of overstep was
before the 12th century
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