conclusion
Pluralconclusions
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- 2A decision you reach after thinking carefully about something.
Like making up your mind after weighing two choices.
After weeks of worry, she came to the conclusion that she should change jobs.
His conclusion was simple: the plan would not work.
Similardecision, judgment, verdict, determination, finding
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- 3The result of something that happens or is done.
Like the final score at the end of a game.
The conclusion of the trial surprised the whole town.
Their hard work led to a happy conclusion.
Similaroutcome, result, culmination, upshot, consequence
- 4The statement that must be true if the reasons given before it are true.
Like the answer you get at the end of a math problem.
If all birds have feathers and a robin is a bird, the conclusion is that a robin has feathers.
Each step led to one clear conclusion.
Similarinference, deduction, consequence
Oppositepremise
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- 5In law, the closing words at the end of a formal legal document or charge.
Like the signing-off words at the bottom of a formal letter.
The lawyer read the conclusion of the indictment aloud to the court.
Every charge ended with the same formal conclusion.
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- 6In law, a rule that stops someone from changing a position they have already taken.
Like a promise in writing that you cannot take back.
The court held that the earlier ruling was a conclusion against him, so he could not argue the point again.
Her signed admission acted as a conclusion she could not escape.
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- 7The act of finally settling or arranging something, such as a deal or agreement.
Like shaking hands once a deal is finally agreed.
The conclusion of the peace deal brought relief to both sides.
Both countries celebrated the conclusion of the trade agreement.
Similarcompletion, signing, finalization, settlement, execution
Less common meaning
- 8An experiment or test, or something you can learn a result from.
Like a small test you do to see what happens.
He tried a new conclusion to see whether the herb would cure the fever.
[W]ee practiſe likewise all Concluſions of Grafting, and Inoculating, as well of VVilde-Trees, as Fruit-Trees, which produceth many Effects.
1627, Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”Here, conclusions means experiments or trials.Note
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Origin
From Latin conclūsiō, from the verb conclūdere meaning "to conclude," which came into English through Old French.