Definition of: conclusion

(kən·kl′zhən) noun
1. The act of concluding; termination; end.
2. A conviction reached in consequence of investigation, reasoning, inference, etc.
3. A practical determination; decision.
4. The closing part, as of a discourse.
5. Logic A proposition the truth of which is inferred from a premise or premises; especially, the third proposition of an Aristotelian syllogism.
6. Law An estoppel; a bar; also, the ending of a pleading or deed. See synonyms under DEMONSTRATION, END, INFERENCE, THOUGHT. [<F <L conclusio, -onis <concludere CONCLUDE]