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con·clu·sion \kənˈklüzhən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English conclusioun, from Middle French conclusion, from Latin conclusion-, conclusio, from conclusus (past participle of concludere) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. a. : a reasoned judgment or an expression of one : inference < haphazard thoughts occupy the place of rational conclusions — Herbert Spencer > b. logic : the necessary consequence of two or more related propositions taken as premises; especially : the inferred proposition of a syllogism or other form of argument 2. obsolete : purpose, aim 3. : the last part of anything : close, termination, end < at the conclusion of the contest > as a. : a final decision or settlement : result, outcome < 17th century attempts to solve the longitude problem came to no practical conclusion — S.F.Mason > b. conclusions plural : trial of strength or skill — usually in the phrase try conclusions with c. : a final summing up (as of a discourse or writing) d. : the final decision in a law case e. Scots law : the final clause of a summons revealing the purpose of an action; also : the action itself f. : the final speech of counsel to the court or the jury in a law case g. : the final part of a pleading law expressing willingness to offer proof or to submit the case to the court or the jury 4. obsolete a. : proposition, problem, riddle b. : experiment 5. : estoppel 6. : an act or instance of concluding: as a. : settlement : arrangement especially of an armistice b. obsolete : the drawing of an inference 7. : the main clause of a conditional sentence — contrasted with condition 8. : a pleader's allegation not sufficient in law because the basic facts warranting the statement are not set forth in the pleading • - in conclusion |