Definition of Conclusion. Meaning of Conclusion. Synonyms of Conclusion
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Definition of Conclusion
Conclusion 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.
