| conclusion | |
| 1. n. The end, finish, close or last part of something. | |
| 2. n. The outcome or result of a process or act. | |
| 3. n. A decision reached after careful thought. | |
| The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders. | |
| 4. n. (logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises. | |
| 5. n. (obsolete) An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. | |
| 6. n. (legal) The end or close of a pleading, e.g. the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc. | |
| 7. n. (legal) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. | |
