to overstep one's authority

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• overstep one's authority — go beyond one s power, exceed one s jurisdiction …   English contemporary dictionary

• authority — n. control power 1) to assume; delegate; demonstrate, show; establish; exercise, wield; invoke authority 2) to defy; deny, reject; undermine authority 3) absolute, complete, full, supreme, unquestioned; parental authority 4) authority for; over… …   Combinatory dictionary

• overstep — /oh veuhr step /, v.t., overstepped, overstepping. to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one s authority. [bef. 1000; ME oversteppen, OE ofersteppan. See OVER , STEP] * * * …   Universalium

• overstep — o•ver•step [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈstɛp[/t]] v. t. stepped, step•ping to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one s authority[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000 …   From formal English to slang

• 僭 — 【참】 참람하다 (자기 신분에 넘침) ; 어그러지다; 참소; 거짓 人부 12획 (총14획) [v] assume; usurp; overstep one s authority セン·おごる …   Hanja (Korean Hanzi) dictionary

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• United States v. Booker — SCOTUSCase Litigants = United States v. Booker ArgueDate = October 4 ArgueYear = 2004 DecideDate = January 12 DecideYear = 2005 FullName = United States v. Freddie J. Booker; United States v. Ducan Fanfan USVol=543 USPage=220 Citation =125 S. Ct …   Wikipedia

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• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• trespass — tres·pass 1 / tres pəs, ˌpas/ n [Anglo French trespas violation of the law, actionable wrong, from Old French, crossing, passage, from trespasser to go across, from tres across + passer to pass]: wrongful conduct causing harm to another: as a: a… …   Law dictionary