adj.

1. Exercising control or authority: the ruling junta; ruling circles of the government.
2. Predominant: the ruling principle.

n.

1. The act of governing or controlling.
2. An authoritative or official decision: a court ruling.

1. Advance Ruling from the IRS.

2. Court decision.

adjective

1. Exercising controlling power or influence: commanding, controlling, dominant, dominating, dominative, governing, paramount, preponderant, regnant, reigning. See over/under.
2. Having preeminent significance: ascendant, dominant, predominant, prepotent, prevailing, regnant, supreme. See important/unimportant.

noun

An authoritative or official decision, especially one made by a court: decree, determination, edict, judgment, pronouncement. See law.

adj

Definition: dominant, governing
Antonyms: inferior, minor, subjective, submissive, subsidiary, yielding

adj

Definition: prevailing, main
Antonyms: inferior, minor, subordinate, subsidiary

n

Definition: judgment, decree
Antonyms: plea

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A judicial or administrative interpretation of a provision of a statute, order, regulation, or ordinance. The judicial determination of matters before the court such as the admissibility of evidence or the granting of a motion, which is an application for an order.

IN BRIEF: n. - The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) adj. - Exercising power or authority; Governing; reigning; prevalent; predominant.

Work is the law of life; it is the ruling principle in the lives of the Saints. — Bruce R. McConkie, Source: Ensign, May 1979, p. 93.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - dom, kendelse, afgørelse
adj. - regerende, dominerende, herskende

Nederlands (Dutch)
heersend, uitspraak

Français (French)
n. - décision
adj. - dirigeant, dominant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Entscheidung
adj. - herrschend, regierend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (δικαστική κ.λπ.) απόφαση
adj. - δεσπόζων, κυριαρχών, επικρατών, εξουσιάζων, άρχων

Italiano (Italian)
regnante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - poder (m), domínio (m)
adj. - dominante, preponderante

Русский (Russian)
решение, правящий

Español (Spanish)
n. - fallo, decisión, gobierno
adj. - relativo a un fallo o decisión, relativo al gobierno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (jur) utslag, linjer
adj. - härskande, gällande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
统治, 裁决, 支配, 统治的, 流行的, 支配的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 統治, 裁決, 支配
adj. - 統治的, 流行的, 支配的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지배 , 통치, 판정
adj. - 지배하는, 우세한, 일반적인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 支配, 統治, 決定, 裁定, 罫線
adj. - 支配する, 統治する, 有力な, 支配的な, 最も大切な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حكم, سيطرة, قرار محكمه (صفه) حاكم, سائد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮החלטה, פסק-דין, קביעה‬
adj. - ‮שורר, שולט‬

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