overturned
adj.adj. turned upside down or over. It also describes a legal decision or rule that has been officially changed or cancelled.
adj. having been turned over or upside down; in a legal context, refers to a prior judgment or ruling that has been invalidated or reversed by a higher authority. Often functions as a participial adjective following a linking verb.
The overturned boat floated near the shore.
The supreme court overturned the lower court's decision, ruling that the original trial was unfair.
The investigation into the accident focused on the overturned truck, which had spilled its entire cargo across three lanes of the highway during the morning rush hour.
Often used predicatively after 'be' or 'remain', or attributively before a noun. When referring to legal rulings, it implies a formal reversal of power.