ruling 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
Hypernym
judgment 3
noun
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
Instance_Hypernym
Bakke decision 1
noun
a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
EnglishDerivationally related form
rule 4
verb
decide on and make a declaration about
Hyponym
fatwa 1
noun
a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
Instance_Hyponym
Bakke decision 1
noun
a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
