Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign. Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.
RULINGn.
Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • 1913
The act of one who rules; ruled lines. A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.
rulingverb
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present participle and gerund of rule
rulingadj
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That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
rulingnoun
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An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
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