Legal Definitions - legal ruling

A legal ruling is the decision made by a court on a specific point of law or on a case as a whole. It is also known as a ruling or legal ruling.

For example, if a court decides that a defendant is guilty of a crime, that is a legal ruling. Another example is if a court decides that a certain law is unconstitutional, that is also a legal ruling.

A legal ruling can have an impact beyond the specific case it applies to. It can set a precedent for future cases with similar circumstances. However, a legal ruling is usually more narrow in scope than a legal rule, which is a general legal proposition.

In parliamentary law, a legal ruling can also refer to the decision made by the chair on a point of order.