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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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; guiding;
          governing; prevailing; prevalent.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rule \Rule\, n.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Syn: regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; order;
          method; direction; control; government; sway; empire.
          [1913 Webster] Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruled;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Ruling.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L.
     regulare. See Rule, n., and cf. Regulate.]
     1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority
        or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that
              ruleth well his own house, having his children in
              subjection.                           --1 Tim. iii.
                                                    2, 4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion;
        to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I think she will be ruled
              In all respects by me.                --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by
        universal or general consent, or by common practice.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That's are ruled case with the schoolmen.
                                                    --Atterbury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a
        direction or order of court.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided
        by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means
        of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result;
        as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Ruled surface (Geom.), any surface that may be described by
        a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called
        also a scroll.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ruling \Rul"ing\, a.
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ruling \Rul"ing\, n.
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ruling.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See Rule,
     n., and cf. Regulate.]
     1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority
        or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer.
  
              A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that
              ruleth well his own house, having his children in
              subjection.                           --1 Tim. iii.
                                                    2, 4.
  
     2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion;
        to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
  
              I think she will be ruled In all respects by me.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by
        universal or general consent, or by common practice.
  
              That's are ruled case with the schoolmen.
                                                    --Atterbury.
  
     4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a
        direction or order of court.
  
     5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided
        by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means
        of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result;
        as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
  
     Ruled surface (Geom.), any surface that may be described by
        a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called
        also a scroll.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  
  
     Bow pen. See Bow-pen.
  
     Dotting pen, a pen for drawing dotted lines.
  
     Drawing, or Ruling, pen, a pen for ruling lines having
        a pair of blades between which the ink is contained.
  
     Fountain pen, Geometric pen. See under Fountain, and
        Geometric.
  
     Music pen, a pen having five points for drawing the five
        lines of the staff.
  
     Pen and ink, or pen-and-ink, executed or done with a pen
        and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch.
  
     Pen feather. A pin feather. [Obs.]
  
     Pen name. See under Name.
  
     Sea pen (Zo["o]l.), a pennatula. [Usually written
        sea-pen.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ruling
       adj : exercising power or authority [syn: regnant, reigning]
       n : the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the
           decision itself) [syn: opinion]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ruling
     a.
     That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
     n.
     An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: rule)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ruling
     a.
     That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
     n.
     An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: rule)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ruling
     a.
     That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
     n.
     An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: rule)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ruling
     a.
     That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
     n.
     An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: rule)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ruling
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys oikeustiede k=en) (tuomioistuimen) päätös, (tuomioistuimen)
  ratkaisu
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r ul ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ruling
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en rule ordform=prespart)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Ruling /ɹˈuːlɪŋ/
  القرار

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  ruling //ˈɹuːlɪŋ// 
  ръководещ, управляващ
  that rules

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  ruling //ˈɹuːlɪŋ// 
  постановление
  an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ruling /ɹˈuːlɪŋ/
  vládnoucí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ruling /ɹˈuːlɪŋ/ 
  nařízení