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overstep

verb as in exceed

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verb as in infringe

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But the Fed’s large holdings now effectively overstep into the fiscal domain that is, or should be, the responsibility of elected officials, Warsh says.

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A message on 29 December showed Ms Bunyan saying she was not a "threat to Mr Renteria's family" and that she admitted overstepping boundaries, but felt Mr Renteria had done the same.

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Legal challenges are expected, with opponents likely to argue that the administration overstepped its authority and unfairly privileges the ultra-rich.

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On June 9, Breyer ruled to strip the president of command of federalized troops, saying he’d overstepped his authority under an obscure subsection of the U.S.

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Chief Justice John G. Roberts joined the court’s three liberals in dissent and said the district judge had not overstepped his authority.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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