Definition
Official decisions or judgments made by an authority, especially by a court or regulatory body. Legal determinations that establish precedent or resolve disputes.
Etymology
From the verb 'rule' meaning 'to govern or decide', ultimately from Old French riule, from Latin regula meaning 'straight stick' or 'rule'. The legal sense developed from the idea of establishing straight, clear guidelines for behavior.
Kelly Says
The word 'rulings' connects ancient Roman tools to modern courtrooms - 'regula' was literally a straight measuring stick, and that concept of establishing clear, straight guidelines evolved into our legal system's foundation! Every court ruling draws a metaphorical straight line through complex disputes.
Translations
ARالعربية
قرارات
qaraarat
CACatalà
decisions
deh-thee-thee-ohn-es
CSČeština
rozhodnutí
roh-zhohd-noo-t-nee
DADansk
afgørelser
af-goer-le-ser
DEDeutsch
Entscheidungen
ent-shhyt-djuhn-gen
ELΕλληνικά
αποφάσεις
a-po-fa-see
ESEspañol
decisiones
deh-thee-thee-ohn-es
FISuomi
päätökset
paae-to-k-set
FRFrançais
décisions
deh-thee-see-ohn
HEעברית
החלטות
ha-h'latot
HUMagyar
döntések
don-tes-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
keputusan
ke-pu-tu-san
ITItaliano
decisioni
deh-thee-zee-oh-nee
KMKM
ការបោះឆ្នោត
ka-ar-bo-a-ch-noat
MSBahasa Melayu
keputusan
ke-pu-tu-san
NLNederlands
beslissingen
beh-slil-sin-gen
NONorsk
avgjørelser
av-gjoer-le-ser
PLPolski
orzeczenia
or-zhet-chen-ya
PTPortuguês
decisões
deh-see-zhoh-es
RORomână
hotărâri
ho-ta-râ-ri
RUРусский
решения
rezh-eniya
SVSvenska
beslut
be-sluht
SWKiswahili
amrizi
am-ree-zee
TEతెలుగు
నిర్ణయం
nir-nay-am
THไทย
คำตัดสิน
kam-dtadt-sin
TRTürkçe
kararlar
ka-ra-rlar
UKУкраїнська
рішення
ry-shennya
VITiếng Việt
quyết định
kwee-dét-dinh