Search Legal Terms and Definitions. overrule. v. 1) to reject an attorney's objection to a question to a witness or admission of evidence. By overruling the objection, the trial judge allows the question or evidence in court. If the judge agrees with the objection, he/she sustains the objection and does not allow the question or evidence.
In general, gross misconduct in the workplace is characterized as an objectionable action that is willful and cannot be described as a mistake or an act of negligence.
1 Following a violation of willful neglect that has been corrected within 30 days of discovery, a civil penalty could total $10,000 to $50,000 per violation. 2  For a violation of willful neglect that was not correctly addressed within the required time frame, the civil penalty could be $50,000 to $1.5 million per violation. If reasonable cause leads to a violation, the civil penalty could come to $1,000 to $50,000 for each violation. 2  Following a violation of willful neglect that has been corrected within 30 days of discovery, a civil penalty could total $10,000 to $50,000 per violation.