ruling

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.

   the ruling monarch

2. 2
   noun

   An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.

   These orders are now cancelled as a result of the Minister's ruling.

3. 3
   adj

   exercising power or authority

4. 4
   noun

   the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

5. 5
   verb

   present participle and gerund of rule

Etymology

By surface analysis, rule + -ing.