Legal Definition and Related Resources of Overreach

To deceive by cunning, artifice or sagacity; cheat ; outwit. Overreaching is a term applied to situations where one party by reason of his position or relationship with the other gains for himself any unjust or unfair advantage which a court of equity will not tolerate.

verb

• accroach
• annul
• cheat
• circumscribere
• circumvenire
• circumvent
• deceive
• defeat one’s own purpose
• defeat oneself by overdoing matters
• defraud
• dupe
• encroach
• exceed
• extend beyond
• extend over
• fool
• get the better of
• have one’s plans backfire
• mislead
• nullify one’s gains
• offset
• outsmart
• outwit
• overact
• overdo
• overextend
• overshoot
• reach beyond
• reach over
• reach too far
• thwart
• trick
• trip
• undermine
• undo Associated Concepts: undue influence

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Meaning of Overreach (to) in Spanish

Description/ translation of overreach (to) into Spanish: (SUG) propasarse (un fiscal o un juez o magistrado) en el ejercicio de sus funciones[1]

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Notes and References

1. Translation of Overreach (to) published by Antonio Peñaranda