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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

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ruling Synonyms

ruling

n.

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


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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.

Adjective modifier

  • antitrust: Either way, the jury is out in the US awaiting antitrust rulings next month, and until then the offer still stands.

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.

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 ' .
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ruling quotes

Organised outdoor sports for the old ruling classes.

-Hobson,John Atkinson

Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing- fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there.One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three-quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class.

-Orwell, George pseudonym of  Eric Arthur Blair

   The ruling passion be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.

-Pope, Alexander

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