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ruling Definition

rul·ing (ro̵̅o̅′liŋ)

adjective

that rules; specif.,

  1. governing
  2. predominating
  3. prevalent

noun

  1. the act of governing
  2. an official decision, esp. one made by a court or judge
    1. the making of ruled lines
    2. the lines so made

ruling Synonyms

ruling

n.

decision, decree, verdict; see judgment 3, law 3.

ruling Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • overturn: The government has asked the appeals court to overturn that ruling, saying interruption of his interrogation would undermine the war on terrorism.
  • uphold: Nevertheless, the Court was convinced of the increased risk of injury caused by Culkin's exposure to asbestos and upheld the 1993 ruling.
  • disregard: If a person disregards this ruling, the Chair shall have the power to instruct him/her to leave the meeting.

Adjective modifier

  • antitrust: Either way, the jury is out in the US awaiting antitrust rulings next month, and until then the offer still stands.
  • evidentiary: The court argued that Sabo's was ' a proper evidentiary ruling.
  • preliminary: We respectfully request the Court of Justice to give consideration to the acceleration of its preliminary ruling in this case.
  • unanimous: This unanimous ruling meant that the British government would have to redraft the law.
  • definitive: The case is thought to be the first definitive ruling by the English High Court on an issue of Internet libel.
  • Recent: Page 6: ECJ Yes to positive action could affect UK; Recent rulings from the European Court of Justice.

Preposition: on

legality: Scots Tory MEP Struan Stevenson today condemned the European Court of Justice's ruling on the legality of the Food Supplements Directive.

Modifies a noun

  • elite: The ruling elite, the royal families of Europe were never supposed to lose control.
  • class: The British ruling class are not the only ones affected.
  • dynasty: The palace of the last sultan of the Fur ruling dynasty, Ali Dinar, built in 1912, is a special tourist attraction.
  • clique: The state may manage the lives and property of its citizens as the ruling clique chooses.
  • caste: The Turk, being of the ruling caste, must have the last word.
  • coalition: On the one hand the ruling coalition is firmly committed to economic reforms.

Possessives

judge: He was not in court to hear the judges ' ruling.

Noun used with modifier

  • post-transaction: This edition includes a new section on ' post-transaction rulings ' .
  • court: July 13, 2006 - Times Online The court ruling over Sony BMG has plunged music deals into confusion.
  • tribunal: Imagine a French industrial tribunal ruling it was racial discrimination to reject a non-French speaking applicant for a job dealing with the French public?