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make a ruling
ruling 作名词时常用 make、issue、hand down 等动词搭配，表示“作出裁决”。
The committee will make a ruling by the end of the week.
委员会将在本周末前作出裁定。
裁决；裁定
rulings — plural of ruling
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裁决；裁定
An official decision on a point of law made by a judge or other authority.
The committee will make a ruling by the end of the week.
委员会将在本周末前作出裁定。
权威者就法律要点作出的命令或裁决。
An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
法院判决的理由(与判决结果本身相对)
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
The judge's ruling stated that the contract was invalid.
法官的裁决指出该合同无效。
Both sides accepted the court's ruling without further appeal.
双方都接受了法院的裁决，没有进一步上诉。
The Supreme Court's ruling had a significant impact on environmental law.
最高法院的裁决对环境法产生了重大影响。
ruling 作名词时常用 make、issue、hand down 等动词搭配，表示“作出裁决”。
The committee will make a ruling by the end of the week.
委员会将在本周末前作出裁定。
on 后接所裁决的议题或案件，说明裁决针对的内容。
The judge gave a ruling on the case.
法官就该案件作出了裁决。
用所有格强调作出裁决的主体，常见于新闻报道中。
The court's ruling was welcomed by both sides.
法院的裁决受到双方欢迎。
Not this
The court made ruling on the case.
Use this
The court made a ruling on the case.
ruling 是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词或限定词。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易省略 a；加上 a 构成正确的名词短语。
Not this
The judge announced his rule that the evidence was admissible.
Use this
The judge announced his ruling that the evidence was admissible.
rule 意为“规则”，ruling 意为“裁决、裁定”。描述法官对法律问题的决定时应用 ruling，这是词义区分问题。
Not this
The judge issued a ruling of the case.
Use this
The judge issued a ruling on the case.
表示裁决的对象或主题时，ruling 后接介词 on，而不是 of。汉语的“的”容易误译为 of，此处 on 才是正确搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
法院裁决
The court ruling surprised both sides.
法院的裁决让双方都感到意外。
法律裁定
The legal ruling set a new precedent.
这项法律裁定开创了新的先例。
最终裁决
The judge's final ruling ends the dispute.
法官的最终裁决结束了这场纠纷。
对……的裁决
The committee issued a ruling on the appeal.
委员会对上诉作出了裁决。
不利于……的裁决
The court's ruling against the company was criticized.
法院不利于该公司的裁决受到了批评。
有利于……的裁决
The ruling in favor of the plaintiff was appealed.
有利于原告的裁决被提起了上诉。
Use rulings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记忆联想：rule（规则）+ -ing → 法官依据规则做出的决定，就是 ruling（裁决/裁定）。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律程序、法庭裁决、行政决定 作名词时通常用于正式或法律语境，如法院或行政机构的决定；日常口语中较少直接使用。
这些词与 ruling 押韵：cooling、drooling、fooling、pooling、schooling、tooling 的重读元音和之后的音都是 /ulɪŋ/（同 /ˈrulɪŋ/）。注意拼写类似的 puling（/ˈpjuːlɪŋ/，意为“啼哭”）发音不同，不押韵；bumbling（/ˈbʌmbəlɪŋ/）等以 -ling 结尾的词元音不同，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.