ruling ·noun
Definition: an official legal decision, usually made by a judge Level: C2
最高法院决定不审查下级法院的裁决。
The Supreme Court decided not to review the lower court’s ___ruling.
你肯定还记得，高等法院的裁决要求你根据机场的距离将噪音水平控制在某个水平以下。
As you certainly will remember, the ___ruling of the High Court obliges you to keep the level of noise below a certain level depending on the distance of the airport.
法官的裁决确立了一个将影响类似案件的法律先例。
The judge's ___ruling established a legal precedent that will influence similar cases.