ruling

ruling: 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, finding, holding, judgment, opinion, verdict

ruling: I noun adjudication, award, command, conclusion, court's finding, decision, decree, determination, edict, finding, findings of fact and conclusions of law, holding, judgment, judicial determination, judicial proclamation, judicial pronouncement, opinion of the court, order, order of the court, pronouncement, resolution, rule, sentence, verdict associated concepts: judicial ruling, ruling from the bench II index act (enactment), adjudication, authority (documentation), award, canon, central (essential), code, conclusion (determination), condition (contingent provision), conviction (finding of guilt), decree, determination, dictate, dominant, edict, enactment, finding, influential, judgment (formal court decree), mandate, master, measure, omnipotent, opinion (judicial decision), order (judicial directive), potent, powerful, predominant, prescription (directive), prevailing (having superior force), primary, principal, pronouncement, requirement, rubric (authoritative rule), sentence, sovereign (absolute), verdict

ruling: n.
A judge’s or court’s decision or authoritative statement about a question of law, the admissibility of evidence, etc.

ruling: Any decision a judge makes during the course of a lawsuit.

Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

ruling: A judicial or administrative interpretation of a provision of a statute, order, regulation, or ordinance. The judicial determination of matters before the court such as the admissibility of evidence or the granting of a motion, which is an application for an order.

ruling: A judicial or administrative interpretation of a provision of a statute, order, regulation, or ordinance. The judicial determination of matters before the court such as the admissibility of evidence or the granting of a motion, which is an application for an order.

ruling: n.

court decision on a case or any legal question.

Synonyms:

Governing, controlling, reigning, chief / Predominant, prevailing, prevalent

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Ruling — 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; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruling — 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… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ruling — [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,… … New thesaurus
Ruling — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruling — judicial decision, 1550s, from prp. of RULE (Cf. rule) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
ruling — ► NOUN ▪ an authoritative decision or pronouncement. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ exercising rule … English terms dictionary
ruling — [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 … English World dictionary
ruling — ▪ 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 … Financial and business terms
ruling — 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… … Combinatory dictionary
ruling — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ authoritative (esp. BrE), definitive ▪ unanimous ▪ adverse ▪ favourable/favorable (esp. AmE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary

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