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- adjective Having printed
lines . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
rule .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective subject to a ruling authority
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Examples
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Judge Kurt J. Lewin ruled that the Alpine Village restaurant was in conflict with the First Amendment to the Constitution and state civil rights laws when it evicted the men two years ago.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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When Britain ruled the world, Liberals wanted less empire and balanced budgets.
Matthew Yglesias » Conservatives Don’t Care About the Deficit 2010
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The 18 children whose cases Griffin ruled on Tuesday include eight girls and 10 boys from five families.
Judge upholds removal of kids from Tony Alamo followers 2009
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Judge Kurt J. Lewin ruled that the Alpine Village restaurant was in conflict with the First Amendment to the Constitution [snip]
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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But Justice David Kitchin ruled that the claims, brought by Jacobs 'estate trustee Paul Allen, had a chance of success – although he described this as being "improbable."
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For one game, Cleveland ruled from the three-point line.
James' triple-double lifts Cavs past Magic 112-102 in Game 5 2009
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Tony Curtis ruled from a facade throne in la-la land, then dazzled for decades in Sin City and ended up presiding over the very real and noble task of helping stallions pass to greener pastures at the Shiloh Horse Sanctuary (a nonprofit organization that he co-founded with wife, Jill Curtis).
Natalie Pace: Tony Curtis: Actor, Artist, Sex Symbol, Father and Savior of Stallions Natalie Pace 2010
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Tony Curtis ruled from a facade throne in la-la land, then dazzled for decades in Sin City and ended up presiding over the very real and noble task of helping stallions pass to greener pastures at the Shiloh Horse Sanctuary (a nonprofit organization that he co-founded with wife, Jill Curtis).
Natalie Pace: Tony Curtis: Actor, Artist, Sex Symbol, Father and Savior of Stallions Natalie Pace 2010
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Goodwin ruled it was a weapon that is forbidden on school property under Lansingburgh's "zero-tolerance" policy on weapons ....
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Goodwin ruled it was a weapon that is forbidden on school property under Lansingburgh's "zero-tolerance" policy on weapons ....
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