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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ruling

· Rul·ing · IPA /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/
01 a. Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign.
  1. 1.
    Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign.
  2. 2.
    Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.
Syn. Predominant; chief; controlling; directing; guiding; governing; prevailing; prevalent.
02 n. The act of one who rules; ruled lines.
  1. 1.
    The act of one who rules; ruled lines.
  2. 2.
    A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.(Law)