What (who) is conclusion - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE

Conclusions; Conclusion (disambiguation); Conclude (disambiguation); The Conclusion

conclusion

¦ noun

1. the end or finish of something.

the summing-up of an argument or text.

the settling of an agreement.

2. a judgement or decision reached by reasoning.

Logic a proposition that is reached from given premises.

Phrases

jump to conclusions make a hasty judgement before considering all the facts.

try conclusions with formal engage in a trial of skill or argument with.

conclusion

n. 1) in general, the end. 2) in a trial, when all evidence has been introduced and final arguments made, so nothing more can be presented, even if a lawyer thinks of something new or forgotten. 3) in a trial or court hearing, a final determination of the facts by the trier of fact (jury or judge) and/or a judge's decision on the law. See also: conclusion of fact conclusion of law

conclusion

(conclusions)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.

Over the years I've come to the conclusion that she's a very great musician...

I have tried to give some idea of how I feel-other people will no doubt draw their own conclusions.

N-COUNT: oft N that

The conclusion of something is its ending.

At the conclusion of the programme, I asked the children if they had any questions they wanted to ask me.

= end

N-SING: also no det, usu with supp

The conclusion of a treaty or a business deal is the act of arranging it or agreeing it.

...the expected conclusion of a free-trade agreement between Mexico and the United States.

N-SING: usu with supp

You can refer to something that seems certain to happen as a foregone conclusion.

It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him...

= certainty

PHRASE: oft it v-link PHR that

You say 'in conclusion' to indicate that what you are about to say is the last thing that you want to say.

In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and readily available form of exercise.

PHRASE: PHR with cl

If you say that someone jumps to a conclusion, you are critical of them because they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts.

I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault...

PHRASE: V and N inflect, oft PHR that [disapproval]