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Webster 1913 Edition


Ruling

Rul′ing

,
Adj.
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

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ruling

RU'LING

, ppr.
1.
Governing; controlling the will and actions of intelligent beings, or the movements of other physical bodies.
2.
Marking by a ruler.
3.
Deciding; determining.
4.
a. Predominant; chief; controlling; as a ruling passion.

Definition 2024


ruling

ruling

English

Adjective

ruling

  1. That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
    the ruling monarch
    a ruling passion

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Noun

ruling (plural rulings)

  1. An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.

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Verb

ruling

  1. present participle of rule

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