Definitions
1.NounThe end, finish, close or last part of something.
2.NounThe outcome or result of a process or act.
3.NounA 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.NounIn an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
5.NounAn experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
6.NounThe end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
7.NounAn estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
8.Nounarrangement; settlement.