ruling

  • 1ruling — rul·ing n: an official or authoritative determination, decree, statement, or interpretation (as by a judge on a question of law) followed a previous ruling on the same question see also revenue ruling compare decision, disposition …

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  • 2Ruling — Rul ing, a. 1. Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign. [1913 Webster] 2. Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen. [1913 Webster] Syn: Predominant; chief; controlling; directing; …

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  • 3Ruling — ist eine weiße Rebsorte. Die 1955 entstandene Neuzüchtung ist eine Kreuzung von Grauburgunder (auch Ruländer genannt; als Muttersorte, ♀) und Riesling (als Vatersorte, ♂) durch August Herold an der Staatlichen Lehr und Versuchsanstalt für Wein… …

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  • 4ruling — [adj1] dominant, governing cardinal, central, commanding, controlling, leading, overriding, overruling, pivotal, regnant, reigning, sovereign, supreme, upper; concept 574 Ant. inferior, subjective, submissive, yielding ruling [adj2] prevailing,… …

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  • 5Ruling — Rul ing, n. 1. The act of one who rules; ruled lines. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6ruling — judicial decision, 1550s, from prp. of RULE (Cf. rule) (v.) …

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  • 7ruling — ► NOUN ▪ an authoritative decision or pronouncement. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ exercising rule …

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  • 8ruling — [ro͞o′liŋ] adj. that rules; specif., a) governing b) predominating c) prevalent n. 1. the act of governing 2. an official decision, esp. one made by a court or judge 3 …

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  • 9ruling — ▪ I. ruling rul‧ing 1 [ˈruːlɪŋ] noun [countable] LAW an official decision, especially one made by a court: ruling that • a district court ruling that the plaintiff s medical evidence was unreliable • The Commission must issue a final r …

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  • 10ruling — n. 1) to hand down (AE), make a ruling (the court handed down a ruling) 2) a fair, just; unfair, unjust ruling 3) a court ruling 4) a ruling about, on 5) a ruling that + clause (the court s ruling that the company had violated the law was… …

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