kənˈklüzhən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English conclusioun, from Middle French conclusion, from Latin conclusion-, conclusio, from conclusus (past participle of concludere ) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : a reasoned judgment or an expression of one : inference
haphazard thoughts occupy the place of rational conclusions — Herbert Spencer
b. logic : the necessary consequence of two or more related propositions taken as premises ; especially : the inferred proposition of a syllogism or other form of argument
2. obsolete : purpose , aim
3. : the last part of anything : close , termination , end
at the conclusion of the contest
as
a. : a final decision or settlement : result , outcome
17th century attempts to solve the longitude problem came to no practical conclusion — S.F.Mason
b. conclusions plural : trial of strength or skill — usually in the phrase try conclusions with
c. : a final summing up (as of a discourse or writing)
d. : the final decision in a law case
e. Scots law : the final clause of a summons revealing the purpose of an action ; also : the action itself
f. : the final speech of counsel to the court or the jury in a law case
g. : the final part of a pleading law expressing willingness to offer proof or to submit the case to the court or the jury
4. obsolete
a. : proposition , problem , riddle
b. : experiment
5. : estoppel
6. : an act or instance of concluding: as
a. : settlement : arrangement especially of an armistice
b. obsolete : the drawing of an inference
7. : the main clause of a conditional sentence — contrasted with condition
8. : a pleader's allegation not sufficient in law because the basic facts warranting the statement are not set forth in the pleading
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- in conclusion