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1. The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
   - opinion

1. Exercising power or authority
   - regnant, reigning

1. Exercise authority over; as of nations
   "Who is ruling the country now?"
   - govern
    
2. Decide with authority
   "The King ruled that all firstborn males should be killed"
   - decree
    
3. Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
   "Hispanics rule in this neighbourhood"
   - predominate, dominate, reign, prevail
    
4. Decide on and make a declaration about
   "rule someone guilty"
   - find
    
5. Have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
    
6. Mark or draw with a ruler
   "rule the margins"
    
7. Keep in check
   "rule one's temper"
   - harness, rein
    
8. Distinguish oneself
   - excel, stand out, surpass

Derived forms: rulings

See also: powerful, rule out, ruler

Type of: accompany, attach to, bound, come with, command, confine, control, decide, determine, draw, go with, judge, judgement, judgment, judicial decision, label, limit, make up one's mind, pronounce, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

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