Meaning Of Ruling

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Rule

a.

Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign.

a.

Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.

n.

The act of one who rules; ruled lines.

n.

A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.