rulingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈruː.lɪŋ/us/ˈruː.lɪŋ/C2 a decision:
[ + that ] The court has made a final ruling on the case that the companies acted illegally.
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- Langdale described the court ruling as a travesty of justice.
- The ruling sets a legal precedent.
- Many believe the ruling to be unfair.
- The judge will make his ruling after all the evidence has been submitted.
- A ruling in favour of the defendant will be seen by some as a victory for common sense.
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Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissible
- affidavit
- affiliation order
- bail
- bale
- defend
- inadmissible
- injunction
- judgment
- judicature
- judicial
- plea
- remedy
- retrial
- Rex
- separation
- sequester
- show trial
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Decisions and deciding
rulingadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈruː.lɪŋ/us/ˈruː.lɪŋ/being in control and making all the decisions:
The Communists are the ruling party at the moment.
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- He was a member of the ruling class.
- There are signs of dissension within the ruling political party.
- Prince Rainier is the ruling prince of Monaco.
- Previous elections in the country have been rigged by the ruling party.
- The new leaders expatriated the ruling family.
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Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- balance of power
- divide
- dominant
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sth in hand idiom
- have/hold the whip hand idiom
- heel
- hook
- preside over sth
- pull
- pull rank idiom
- pull the strings idiom
- putty
- rein
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Idiom(s)
sb's ruling passion