rule against

rule against (someone or something)

To issue a judgment that goes against someone's or something's case. The judge ruled against the father, stating that he had not shown adequate reason to have sole custody of the children.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

rule against someone or something

to give a judgment against someone or something. The judge ruled against the prosecutor. The judge ruled against my motion.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

rule against

v.
To deliver a judgment that is not favorable to someone or something: The court ruled against the plaintiff, and no damages were awarded.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • against
  • against (someone or something)
  • get up against
  • get up against (someone or something)
  • clash
  • clash against
  • clash against (someone or something)
  • build a case against (someone or something)
  • gather a case against (someone or something)
  • hedge against
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He pointed out that the courts did not rule against Pervez Musharraf but he wasnt allowed to contest elections.
The United States Supreme Court has stated that it is likely to rule against granting patents on human genes that prevent other researchers from further studying the parts of DNA, it is reported today.
Those surveyed who say the Supreme Court should rule against the mandate 54% Those surveyed who say the Supreme Court should uphold it 17% Those surveyed who either don't know or didn't answer 29% Note: Table made from pie chart.
In October 2003, HHS reversed a 13-year-old rule against use of feeding assistants, giving states the option of allowing their use.
Both civil and religious authorities endorse natural law when they rule against murder, which attacks life, or perjury which attacks truth.
I was expecting them to rule against the mayor but keep the marriage licenses valid until the constitutionality issue could be determined in the courts.
But we have no stance or rule against creating more; the decision is mainly whether we find new topics that pass scrutiny."
Public safety is in jeopardy if more courts rule against standards developers.
The court will probably rule against the privacy rights of students.
The optimal trust term to defer transfer taxes is a trust that will end on the expiration of the period established by the Rule Against Perpetuities.
"If they do rule against hand holding," Archie Lower writes in the Leaven (October/November 1999), "I have a slightly devious suggestion: Let's touch toes, or at least shoes.
Microsoft has asked the court to rule against any Sun claim for damages that are in excess of the basic Java license fee.
Augustine (fifth century), Roman Catholics and certain Lutheran groups omit the rule against making graven images which other Christians list as the second commandment.
"Uniform application" of a rule against resume inaccuracies is "critical," warns Detroit attorney George Mesritz, lest the employer lose the right to press the matter in more urgent cases.
Gary Alejano that Judge Andres Soriano of the Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 148 is being pressured by the government to rule against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.