ruling

(noun)

An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.

Related Terms

  • litigant
  • trial court
  • brief
  • appeal

Examples of ruling in the following topics:

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  • Spanish Rule in Mexico

  • Resistance to French Rule

  • Korea under Japanese Rule

  • The Exclusionary Rule

    • The exclusionary rule holds that evidence collected in violation of the defendant's rights is sometimes inadmissible.
    • Supreme Court announced a strong version of the exclusionary rule in the case of Weeks v.
    • This decision, however, created the rule only on the federal level.
    • The exclusionary rule is not applicable to aliens residing outside of U.S. borders.
    • Judge Benjamin Cardozo, generally considered one of the most influential American jurists, was strongly opposed to the rule, stating that under the rule, "The criminal is to go free because the constable has blundered. "
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