"overtry" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From over- + try.",
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        "To spend too much time or resources in trying (a legal case)."
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        "(transitive) To spend too much time or resources in trying (a legal case)."
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        "(transitive) To spend too much time or resources in trying (a legal case)."
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