ruling Definition
rul·ing (ro̵̅o̅′liŋ)
adjective
that rules; specif.,
- governing
- predominating
- prevalent
noun
- the act of governing
- an official decision, esp. one made by a court or judge
- the making of ruled lines
- the lines so made
ruling Synonyms
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?
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