1. A court can either overrule or reverse a court's decision.
   1. Overrule means to change a prior appellate court legal rule; reverse means to change the result reached by a lower court.
   2. Reverse means to change a prior appellate court legal rule; overrule means to change the result reached by a lower court.
   3. Reverse and overrule are synonyms.
   4. Trial courts reverse decisions; appellate courts overrule decisions.