RULING


Meaning of RULING in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ authoritative ( esp. BrE ), definitive

▪ unanimous

▪ adverse

▪ favourable/favorable ( esp. AmE )

▪ controversial

▪ important

▪ preliminary

▪ original

▪ final

▪ previous , recent

▪ court , judicial , legal

▪ federal

VERB + RULING

▪ give , hand down , issue , make

▪ overturn , reverse

The court overturned the original ~.

▪ uphold

▪ base on sth

The judge's ~ is based on legal precedent.

▪ follow

▪ appeal

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ against

the European Court's ~ against detention without trial

▪ ~ by

the ~ by the High Court

▪ ~ in favour/favor of

The newspaper said that this was a ~ in favour/favor of freedom of speech.

▪ ~ on

The House will make a final ~ on the case next week.

II.

adj.

Ruling is used with these nouns: ↑ class , ↑ coalition , ↑ council , ↑ dynasty , ↑ elite , ↑ executive , ↑ junta , ↑ party , ↑ regime

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .