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con·clu·sion 
[kuhn-kloo-zhuhn] Pronunciation Key
[kuhn-kloo-zhuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
—Idioms
| 1. | the end or close; final part. |
| 2. | the last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached. |
| 3. | a result, issue, or outcome; settlement or arrangement: The restitution payment was one of the conclusions of the negotiations. |
| 4. | final decision: The judge has reached his conclusion. |
| 5. | a reasoned deduction or inference. |
| 6. | Logic. a proposition concluded or inferred from the premises of an argument. |
| 7. | Law.
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| 8. | Grammar. apodosis. |
| 9. | in conclusion, finally: In conclusion, I would like to thank you for your attention. |
| 10. | try conclusions with, to engage oneself in a struggle for victory or mastery over, as a person or an impediment. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| con·clu·sion
(kən-klōō'zhən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English conclusioun, from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclūsiō, conclūsiōn-, from conclūsus, past participle of conclūdere, to end; see conclude.] |
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| conclusion | |
noun | |
| 1. | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" [syn: decision] |
| 2. | an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion" |
| 3. | the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: stopping point] |
| 4. | event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" [syn: ending] [ant: beginning] |
| 5. | the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) |
| 6. | the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: termination] |
| 7. | a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty" |
| 8. | the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
| 9. | the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [syn: decision] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: con·clu·sion
Pronunciation: k&n-'klü-zh&n
Function: noun
1 : a judgment or opinion inferred from relevant factsconclusion upon the present evidence —Missouri v. Illinois, 200 U.S. 496 (1905)>
2 a : a final summarizing (as of a closing argument) b : the last or closing part of something
3 : an opinion or judgment offered without supporting evidence; specifically : an allegation made in a pleading that is not based on facts set forth in the pleading
Main Entry: con·clu·sion
Pronunciation: k&n-'klü-zh&n
Function: noun
1 : a judgment or opinion inferred from relevant facts
2 a : a final summarizing (as of a closing argument) b : the last or closing part of something
3 : an opinion or judgment offered without supporting evidence; specifically : an allegation made in a pleading that is not based on facts set forth in the pleading
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Conclusion
Con*clu"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. conclusio. See Conclude.]1. The last part of anything; close; termination; end. A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest. --Prescott. 2. Final decision; determination; result. And the conclusion is, she shall be thine. --Shak. 3. Any inference or result of reasoning. 4. (Logic) The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism. He granted him both the major and minor, but denied him the conclusion. --Addison. 5. Drawing of inferences. [Poetic] Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes And still conclusion. --Shak. 6. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. [Obs.] We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating. --Bacon. 7. (Law) (a) The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc. (b) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. --Wharton. Conclusion to the country (Law), the conclusion of a pleading by which a party "puts himself upon the country," i.e., appeals to the verdict of a jury. --Mozley & W. In conclusion. (a) Finally. (b) In short. To try conclusions, to make a trial or an experiment. Like the famous ape, To try conclusions, in the basket creep. --Shak. Syn: Inference; deduction; result; consequence; end; decision. See Inference.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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