# conclusion

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-KLOO-zhuhn" /kənˈkluːʒən/

## Noun

1. The end, finish, or final part of something.
   - Simple: The end or last part of something, such as an event or a story.
   - _The conclusion of the symphony brought the audience to their feet._
   - _She added a brief summary at the conclusion of her report._
2. A decision that someone arrives at after thinking something through carefully.
   - Simple: A decision you reach after thinking carefully about something.
   - _The committee reached the conclusion that more testing was needed._
   - _I came to the conclusion that honesty was the only way forward._
3. The final result that a process or action leads to.
   - Simple: The result of something that happens or is done.
   - _The merger was the natural conclusion of months of negotiation._
   - _Years of research reached a successful conclusion with the new vaccine._
4. In logic, the statement that necessarily follows from the premises of an argument or syllogism.
   - Simple: The statement that must be true if the reasons given before it are true.
   - _The argument's premises were true, but the conclusion still did not follow._
   - _From those two statements, only one conclusion can logically be drawn._
5. In law, the formal closing portion of a pleading, such as the set ending of an indictment.
   - Simple: In law, the closing words at the end of a formal legal document or charge.
   - _The clerk recited the conclusion of the indictment, ending with the customary 'against the peace.'_
   - _A proper conclusion was required before the pleading could be filed._
6. In law, an estoppel or bar that holds a person to a position they have already taken.
   - Simple: In law, a rule that stops someone from changing a position they have already taken.
   - _The prior judgment operated as a conclusion, barring the defendant from relitigating the boundary._
   - _Counsel argued that the deed created a conclusion binding both parties to the stated terms._
7. An arrangement or settlement; the finalizing of something such as an agreement.
   - Simple: The act of finally settling or arranging something, such as a deal or agreement.
   - _The conclusion of the treaty ended decades of hostility._
   - _Negotiators worked late into the night to secure the conclusion of the contract._

## Noun

8. An experiment or trial, or something from which an inference may be drawn. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An experiment or test, or something you can learn a result from.
   - _The alchemist devised a conclusion to test whether the metal could be purified._
   - _She set up a careful conclusion to learn which seeds grew fastest._

## Origin

From Middle English, borrowed via Old French conclusion from Latin conclūsiō, formed from the past participle stem of conclūdere ("to conclude"), built from con- plus claudō and ultimately going back to Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- ("key, hook, nail").

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