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ruling

[roo-ling]

noun

  1. an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.

  2. the act of drawing straight lines with a ruler.

  3. ruled lines.



adjective

  1. governing or dominating.

    the ruling party.

  2. controlling; predominating.

    the ruling factor in recovery from an illness.

  3. widespread; prevalent.

    ruling prices; ruling values.

ruling

/ ˈːɪŋ /

noun

  1. a decision of someone in authority, such as a judge

  2. one or more parallel ruled lines

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. controlling or exercising authority

    the ruling classes

  2. prevalent or predominant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonruling noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ruling1

1175–1225; Middle English (gerund); rule, -ing 1, -ing 2
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The 9th Circuit stayed Breyer’s ruling hours after he issued a temporary restraining order that would have allowed California leaders to withdraw the National Guard soldiers from L.A.

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Orbán's Hungarian regime has often been characterized as modern authoritarianism or a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy," one in which power is accumulated by the ruling party over time through creative quasi-legal means.

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Seven councils are yet to confirm whether their schools will comply with the ruling.

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The ruling, in effect, cancels the deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to the area.

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His solicitor, James Netto, described the appeal ruling as a "hugely significant" decision that would "resonate across international family law."

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