a ruling on a point of law.
a ruling body. The tiny principality would become French territory if the ruling prince had no male issue (Newsweek).
a draftsman's ruling pen.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
rul|ing — «ROO lihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a decision of a judge or court: »a ruling on a point of law. 2. a ruled line or lines. 3. the act of making lines, as on paper or fabric. 4. government. –adj. 1. that rules; governing; controlling … Useful english dictionary
o´ver|rul´ing|ly — o|ver|rule «OH vuhr ROOL», transitive verb, ruled, rul|ing. 1. to rule or decide against (a plea, argument, or objection); set aside: »The president overruled my plan. SYNONYM(S): override, reject, annul, disallow. 2. to prevail over; be str … Useful english dictionary
self-rul|ing — «SEHLF ROO lihng», adjective. = self governing. (Cf. ↑self governing) … Useful english dictionary
rul — rul·able; rul·er; rul·er·ship; rul·lion; un·rul·i·ness; rul·ing; bar·rul·lée; over·rul·ing·ly; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
self-rul·ing — /ˈsɛlfˈruːlıŋ/ adj : ↑self governing … Useful english dictionary
mis|rul´er — mis|rule «mihs ROOL», noun, verb, ruled, rul|ing. –n. 1. bad or unwise rule; misgovernment: »the misrule of a dishonest government official. SYNONYM(S): maladministration. 2. a condition of disorder, anarchy, or rebellion: »the misrule of mobs ( … Useful english dictionary
ruling — rul·ing … English syllables
ruling — rul|ing1 [ rulıŋ ] adjective only before noun ** in control of or having the most power in a country, group, or organization: Members of the ruling party and the opposition met last night. a member of the ruling classes ruling rul|ing 2 [ rulıŋ ] … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ruling — rul•ing [[t]ˈru lɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law 2) the act of drawing straight lines with a ruler 3) ruled lines 4) governing or dominating 5) controlling; predominating: the ruling… … From formal English to slang
