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.
Professional misconduct is defined in Education Law and in the Rules of the Board of Regents. Professional misconduct includes the following: Engaging in acts of gross incompetence or gross negligence on a single occasion, or negligence or incompetence on more than one occasion.