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ruling
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of RULING
1
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard <the controversial ruling by the state's supreme court caused an uproar>
Related Words inquest, verdict; authority; decree, edict, injunction, order; arbitrament, award, declaration, deliverance, dictum, pronouncement; conclusion, decision, determination, opinion, resolution; discipline, penalty, punishment
2
an order publicly issued by an authority <the FCC's ruling regarding the broadcasting of obscenities>
Related Words call, conclusion, decision, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), opinion, resolution, verdict; announcement, declaration, dictum, manifesto, proclamation, pronouncement; canon, encyclical
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