Ruling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

exercise authority over; as of nations

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈuːlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈuːlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈuːlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈuːlɪŋ/.

Examples

Who is governing the country now?
The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed
Money reigns supreme here

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decree dominate prevail rule opinion reigning rein govern reign regnant harness find predominate

Parts of Speech

noun	the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
verb	exercise authority over; as of nations “Who is governing the country now?”
verb	decide with authority “The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed”
verb	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance “Money reigns supreme here”
verb	decide on and make a declaration about “find someone guilty”
verb	have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
verb	mark or draw with a ruler “rule the margins”
verb	keep in check “rule one's temper”
adjective	exercising power or authority

Word Forms

rule	verb	decide on and make a declaration about
government	noun	the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
governor	noun	the head of a state government
governing	noun	the act of governing; exercising authority
governance	noun	the act of governing; exercising authority
rule	noun	dominance or power through legal authority
ruler	noun	a person who rules or commands
decree	noun	a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
predominant	adjective	most frequent or common
predomination	noun	the state of being predominant over others
predominance	noun	the state of being predominant over others
reign	noun	a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
prevalence	noun	a superiority in numbers or amount
ruling	noun	the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
finding	noun	the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
rein	noun	any means of control

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Urteil

der Grund für das Urteil eines Gerichts (im Gegensatz zur Entscheidung selbst)

🇫🇷French

décision

le motif du jugement d'un tribunal (par opposition à la décision elle-même)

🇪🇸Spanish

decisión

el motivo de la sentencia de un tribunal (a diferencia de la decisión misma)

🇮🇹Italian

sentenza

il motivo della sentenza di un tribunale (in contrapposizione alla decisione stessa)

🇳🇱Dutch

uitspraak

de reden voor de uitspraak van een rechtbank (in tegenstelling tot de beslissing zelf)

🇵🇹Portuguese

decisão

o motivo da decisão de um tribunal (em oposição à própria decisão)

🇷🇺Russian

постановление

причина решения суда (в отличие от самого решения)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सत्तारूढ़

न्यायालय के निर्णय का कारण (स्वयं निर्णय के विपरीत)

🇧🇩Bengali

শাসন

আদালতের রায়ের কারণ (নিজের সিদ্ধান্তের বিপরীতে)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆளும்

நீதிமன்றத்தின் தீர்ப்புக்கான காரணம் (முடிவுக்கு மாறாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

పాలించు

కోర్టు తీర్పుకు కారణం (నిర్ణయానికి విరుద్ధంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

सत्ताधारी

न्यायालयाच्या निकालाचे कारण (निर्णयाच्या विरूद्ध)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાસન

કોર્ટના ચુકાદાનું કારણ (નિર્ણયની વિરુદ્ધ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಡಳಿತ

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದ ತೀರ್ಪಿನ ಕಾರಣ (ನಿರ್ಧಾರಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭരിക്കുന്നത്

കോടതിയുടെ വിധിയുടെ കാരണം (തീരുമാനത്തിന് വിരുദ്ധമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੱਤਾਧਾਰੀ

ਅਦਾਲਤ ਦੇ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ (ਫੈਸਲੇ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ)

🇵🇰Urdu

حکمران

عدالت کے فیصلے کی وجہ (جیسا کہ خود فیصلے کے برخلاف)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

裁决

法院判决的原因（而不是判决本身）

🇯🇵Japanese

裁定

裁判所の判決の理由（判決そのものではなく）

🇰🇷Korean

지배

법원 판결의 이유(결정 자체가 아닌)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cầm quyền

lý do đưa ra phán quyết của tòa án (ngược lại với chính quyết định đó)

🇹🇭Thai

การพิจารณาคดี

เหตุผลในการตัดสินของศาล (ตรงข้ามกับการตัดสินใจ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkuasa

alasan keputusan pengadilan (bukan keputusan itu sendiri)

🇵🇭Filipino

naghahari

ang dahilan para sa paghatol ng korte (kumpara sa desisyon mismo)

🇲🇾Malay

memerintah

sebab penghakiman mahkamah (berbanding dengan keputusan itu sendiri)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حكم

سبب حكم المحكمة (بدلاً من القرار نفسه)

🇮🇷Persian

حکم می کند

دلیل حکم دادگاه (برخلاف خود تصمیم)

🇹🇷Turkish

karar

mahkeme kararının nedeni (kararın kendisinin aksine)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּסַק דִין

הסיבה לפסק דינו של בית המשפט (בניגוד להחלטה עצמה)

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