Meaning of RULING
| Pronunciation: | | 'rooling
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- [n] the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
- [adj] exercising power or authority
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| | Synonyms: | | opinion, powerful, regnant, reigning |
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| | See Also: | | Bakke decision, fatwa, judgement, judgment, judicial decision | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Rul"ing\, a.
1. Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling
passion; a ruling sovereign.
2. Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine
or pen.
Syn: Predominant; chief; controlling; directing; guiding;
governing; prevailing; prevalent.
\Rul"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who rules; ruled lines.
2. (Law) A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially
an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.
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