1. Verb form
of Rule
2. Adjective
Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign.
3. Adjective
Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.
4. Noun
The act of one who rules; ruled lines.
5. Noun
A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.
6. Noun
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
Vocabulary classified under Law
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