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 The president is seeking ways around rulings on tariffs, birthright citizenship and the Fed. — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Nevada bans betting on elections, but court rulings have forced Polymarket and Kalshi to cease operating in the state. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 In the three years since, the Court has delivered even more wins for the movement—rulings undercutting the rights of trans people and immigrants, vitiating the Voting Rights Act, and expanding Presidential power. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 The Supreme Court in recent years has handed down rulings in both campaign finance law cases and donor disclosure law cases, quashing restrictions as violations of the First Amendment. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026 Because the measures in the judge's order are specific to users in New Mexico, experts say piecemeal rulings and inconsistent legislation at the state level could create a new crop of issues. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 The organization does not tolerate any actions that directly contradict the values and policies of the Fraternity and holds strict rulings against members and chapters that violate Fraternity expectations and the law. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 The election notification materials were distributed in February, prior to state rulings on the new maps, KCEB Democratic Director Lauri Ealom told The Star at the time. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 Over 30 states had passed legislation that would allow college athletes to monetize and personally profit from their name, image and likeness, which was supported by several court rulings in athletes’ favor. — Brennan Berg, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rulings
  1. sentences
  2. decrees
  3. findings
  4. edicts
  5. verdicts
  6. decisions
  7. judgments
  8. directives
Noun
  • The sentences at the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus are the first against Assad or members of his inner circle since the Assad family’s five decades in power came to an end 20 months ago.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • According to officials in Ukraine, several hundred Ukrainian citizens serving sentences for collaboration and similar offenses have expressed willingness to be sent to Russia.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sentences
Noun
  • The agency warned that recent decrees had further weakened women’s legal protections.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Appointments, decrees, an emergency spending cut, a tax bill, a security package.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of decrees
Noun
  • One of the most surprising findings was that sedentary activity in another context — at work — wasn’t linked to the same brain changes.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The findings therefore relate to these particular measures and may not capture every form of loneliness or isolation.
    — The Conversation US, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 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
  • And, yes, the London Stadium is not a patch on Upton Park, the club’s former home, where fans were so close to the pitch that the players couldn’t help but hear the locals’ often, er, blunt verdicts.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Assad’s cousin Atef Najib stood in a cage in the courtroom for the verdicts.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of verdicts
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Mercury in your private 12th house sextiles Venus in your 2nd House of Resources, supporting quiet decisions around money, self-worth, and peace.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Starbuck told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette the decisions of other cities had no bearing on Greers Ferry.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • Similarly, Sweeney was unpersuaded by NCAA legal arguments that, as a private, membership association, it is owed deference in making business judgments before findings of antitrust liability.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Ultimately, McDonald said, judgments about the optics of the operation are secondary to its outcome.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of judgments
Noun
  • Nothing in twelve months of directives, license grants and product shutdowns suggests that trade is on the table.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Party directives call for greater Chinese influence over rules governing the oceans, polar regions, cyberspace, outer space, nuclear safety, anticorruption efforts, climate change, and international finance.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of directives

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