ruling

Exercising control or authority.

Predominant.

The act of governing or controlling.

An authoritative or official decision.

The determination by a judge or court of a point arising in the course of a trial or hearing.

The act of making ruled lines; also, such lines collectively.

Having control or authority; governing; reigning; chief; prevalent; predominant.

Synonyms Prevailing, Predominant, etc. (see prevalent), controlling.

The act of one who rules; ruled lines.

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