rulings

noun

plural of ruling
1
as in sentences
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

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2
as in decrees
an order publicly issued by an authority the FCC's ruling regarding the broadcasting of obscenities

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Recent Examples of rulings In other rulings, the IRS has allowed a similar result when an IRA was payable to an estate and the surviving spouse was the sole primary beneficiary of the estate. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Members of the public, perhaps aware only of news stories about court proceedings or statements made to reporters by attorneys, might be surprised by the rulings that result, said Charles Denton, a lecturer at UC Berkeley Law. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 Past European rulings have firmly established that citizenship cannot be stripped away without warning, disproportionately, or all at once. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 The administration had appealed two lower court rulings that blocked the termination. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Other recent rulings have narrowed or overturned civil rights era decisions on issues like the Voting Rights Act and affirmative action in universities. — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026 In February, following administrative court rulings in Consorte’s favor, the ministry finally greenlighted the tests, which will be led by a team of scientists, including Consorte, and a member of the National Research Council. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026 Both rulings disqualified him from running for the ⁠State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in September elections, said his statement, issued Sunday. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 July 2026 Paramount can challenge the district court’s rulings in the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rulings
  1. sentences
  2. decrees
  3. findings
  4. edicts
  5. verdicts
  6. decisions
  7. judgments
  8. directives
Noun
  • In the last legislative session, Tarwater sponsored a bill that limits jail credit for criminal sentences.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • Several defendants received death sentences, but pressure from Black civic organizations and other supporters helped persuade President Benjamin Harrison to commute those sentences in 1891.
    — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of sentences
Noun
  • The artists were protesting the approval of two decrees that regulate and censor artists not affiliated with state institutions, and penalize freedom of expression and independent journalism.
    — Sarah Moreno June 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
  • Editors also printed speeches of major national and state political leaders as well as significant government documents, including sessions of state legislatures and governors’ decrees.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Definition of decrees
Noun
  • But the defense sought to challenge the certainty of some of the LAPD findings.
    — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The findings suggest perimenopause is not just misunderstood but also arriving earlier and going untreated for years.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
Definition of findings
Noun
  • Those who oppose the Mexican Mafia, or fail to follow the edicts of the gang’s leaders, are often targeted for beatings or even death.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 22 July 2026
  • Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Definition of edicts
Noun
  • Dominguez, who was declared legally insane the day after the verdicts, will be sent to a state mental hospital.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • Those with founder-like experiences, even small ones, are likely to treat setbacks as data, not verdicts.
    — Joash Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of verdicts
Noun
  • Of course, bond yields track many factors beyond forecasting FOMC’s decisions, but expectations of rising interests rates can help drive bond yields higher.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • State officials would still make decisions about technology, according to the PERB filing, as the union only asked to provide suggestions.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • To make those judgements – and many more – large enterprises have traditionally relied on large teams of finance professionals, often outsourced to specialist firms offshore, who crunch through invoices one by one.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Adverse birth outcomes are among the most common claims against physicians in medical-malpractice lawsuits, and awarded judgments can be very high, which inflates the liability-insurance premiums that doctors must pay.
    — Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of judgments
Noun
  • That trust is reinforced by a constant focus on improving governance, not solely by directives but by taking in the best advice from all stakeholders.
    — Liron Zaslansky, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
  • Earlier directives, dating to Ronald Reagan’s presidency, treated terrorism as a global menace countered through military power and diplomacy.
    — Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of directives

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