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con⋅clu⋅sion

  [kuhn-kloo-zhuhn]
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–noun
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.
a. the effect of an act by which the person performing the act is bound not to do anything inconsistent therewith; an estoppel.
b. the end of a pleading or conveyance.
8. Grammar. apodosis.
—Idioms
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.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < L conclūsiōn- (s. of conclūsiō), equiv. to conclūs(us) closed, ptp. of conclūdere (conclūd- to conclude + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
con⋅clu⋅sion⋅al, adjective
con⋅clu⋅sion⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. ending, termination, completion, finale. See end 1 . 2. summation.

Antonyms:
1. beginning.
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con·clu·sion   (kən-klōō'zhən)   
n.  
  1. The close or last part; the end or finish.
  2. The result or outcome of an act or process.
  3. A judgment or decision reached after deliberation. See Synonyms at decision.
  4. A final arrangement or settlement, as of a treaty.
  5. Abbr. con. Law The close of a plea or deed.
  6. Logic
    1. The proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises in a syllogism.
    2. The proposition concluded from one or more premises; a deduction.

[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

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.
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Language Translation for : conclusion
Spanish: conclusión,
German: der Schluß,
Japanese: 結び
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Main Entry: con·clu·sion
Pronunciation: k&n-'klü-zh&n
Function: noun
1 : a judgment or opinion inferred from relevant facts conclusion 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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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conclusion

see foregone conclusion; jump to a conclusion.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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