verb
- past tense and past participle of overstep; to go beyond proper or acceptable limits
Examples
- The manager overstepped his authority when he fired the employee without approval.
- She felt that her friend had overstepped boundaries by reading her private messages.
- The government overstepped its constitutional powers with the new legislation.
- He overstepped the line when he criticized her parenting in public.
- The committee overstepped its mandate by making budget decisions.
- I think you’ve overstepped your role as advisor.