Definition of Overreach. Meaning of Overreach. Synonyms of Overreach

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Definition of Overreach

Overreach
Overreach O"ver*reach`, n. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.
Overreach
Overreach O`ver*reach", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overreached, (Overraught, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching.] 1. To reach above or beyond in any direction. 2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. --Shak.
Overreach
Overreach O`ver*reach", v. i. 1. To reach too far; as: (a) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses. (b) (Naut.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary. --Shak. 2. To cheat by cunning or deception.

Meaning of Overreach from wikipedia

- Overreaching is a concept in English land law and the Law of Property Act 1925. It refers to a situation where a person's equitable property right is dissolved...
- In jurisprudence, prosecutorial misconduct or prosecutorial overreach is "an illegal act or failing to act, on the part of a prosecutor, especially an...
- Holmes "great cases... make bad law." in their explanation on presidential overreach. "Presidents frequently interpret their own powers without judicial review...
- Imperial overstretch, also known as imperial overreach, describes the situation in which an empire extends itself beyond its military-economic capabilities...
- the basis of race or ethnicity. Project 2025 blames federal government overreach for schools prioritizing "racial parity in school discipline indicators—such...
- leave and more – unbound by moderate liberal worries about government overreach or overspending. Goldmacher, Shane (June 27, 2018). "An Upset in the Making:...
- and I have to say as I said before, to the extent that there was any overreach, it was a few people in the upper echelons of the (FBI) and perhaps the...
- absolute. Shrinking military advantages, deficit spending, geopolitical overreach, and a shift in moral, social, and behavioral conditions have been ****ociated...
- "to follow, to be behind" but also "to supplant, cir****vent, ****ail, overreach", or from the word for "heel", עֲקֵב ʿaqeb. It can also be taken to mean...
- TVA was controversial early on, as some believed its creation was an overreach by the federal government. Supporters of TVA note that the agency's management...