the last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached.
a result, issue, or outcome; settlement or arrangement: The restitution payment was one of the conclusions of the negotiations.
final decision: The judge has reached his conclusion.
a reasoned deduction or inference.
Logic. a proposition concluded or inferred from the premises of an argument.
Law.
the effect of an act by which the person performing the act is bound not to do anything inconsistent therewith; an estoppel.
the end of a pleading or conveyance.
Grammar. apodosis.
Idioms for conclusion
in conclusion, finally: In conclusion, I would like to thank you for your attention.
try conclusions with, to engage oneself in a struggle for victory or mastery over, as a person or an impediment.
Origin of conclusion
1300–50; Middle English <Latin conclūsiōn- (stem of conclūsiō), equivalent to conclūs(us) closed, past participle of conclūdere (conclūd- to conclude + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion
The conclusions were drawn by the majority staff under committee Chairman Peter DeFazio.
Boeing crashes were the “horrific culmination” of multiple mistakes, House report says|kdunn6|September 16, 2020|Fortune
It has been a difficult journey for her, but fortunately it has a happy conclusion.
Lesbian woman from Cuba granted asylum in U.S.|Yariel Valdés González|September 15, 2020|Washington Blade
The real conclusion, yet again, is that getting the most bang out of your altitude buck is complicated and highly individual.
Why Altitude Training Helps Some but Not Others|Alex Hutchinson|September 11, 2020|Outside Online
Westlake has disputed the conclusions and details of a legislative report that corroborated three women’s complaints that he made unwanted sexual advances.
The Woman Propositioned by Alaska’s Former Lieutenant Governor Tells Her Story for the First Time|by Kyle Hopkins and Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News|September 10, 2020|ProPublica
Local research into police stops has reached similar conclusions.
Sacramento Report: 3 Takeaways From a Wild Legislative Session|Sara Libby|September 4, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Was there an investigation of people at DOJ before they arrived at that conclusion?
Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s Battle Royale With the Feds|Lloyd Grove|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In that sense, the last Report was mildly unsatisfying as a conclusion, in that it left so much unresolved.
The End of Truthiness: Stephen Colbert’s Sublime Finale|Noel Murray|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Magnum came into being as a cooperative only two years after the conclusion of World War II.
A History of Paris in 150 Photographs|Sarah Moroz|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A civilian commission overruled Beck and rebuked his conclusion.
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It is unclear how Trierweiler came to the conclusion that the Élysée had allegedly been ordering the doctors to sedate her.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex|Lizzie Crocker|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This part of this letter was written, as Johnson goes on to say, a considerable time before the conclusion.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6)|Boswell
Pending further inquiry they were obliged to wait the conclusion of the expressman's humorous recital.
Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories|Bret Harte
“Quae non expediunt, nec licent,” such is the conclusion arrived at by the sentiment of Christian nobility.
The Essence of Christianity|Ludwig Feuerbach
In conclusion I should like to express in words what must be only too apparent to every reader of this statement.
The Evolution of the Dragon|G. Elliot Smith
Pressure was put upon the Highlanders to bring the negotiation to a conclusion.
A History of England, Period III.|Rev. J. Franck Bright
British Dictionary definitions for conclusion
conclusion
/ (kənˈkluːʒən) /
noun
end or termination
the last main division of a speech, lecture, essay, etc
the outcome or result of an act, process, event, etc (esp in the phrase a foregone conclusion)
a final decision or judgment; resolution (esp in the phrase come to a conclusion)
logic
a statement that purports to follow from another or others (the premises) by means of an argument
a statement that does validly follow from given premises
law
an admission or statement binding on the party making it; estoppel
the close of a pleading or of a conveyance
in conclusionlastly; to sum up
jump to conclusionsto come to a conclusion prematurely, without sufficient thought or on incomplete evidence
Word Origin for conclusion
C14: via Old French from Latin; see conclude, -ion