rule
noun
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc..
ruled
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past participleof rule.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rule.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rulenouna principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc..
Example Sentences
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In his October 2024 final judgment, Carter ruled those leases invalid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
In February 2026, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against his estate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
A three-judge bench ruled that the pardon granted by then president Maithripala Sirisena in May 2019 was "arbitrary and invalid".
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
With the aid of the five Cadmus made Thebes a glorious city and ruled over it in great prosperity and with great wisdom.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
