Meaning

• The end, finish, close or last part of something.

• The outcome or result of a process or act.

• 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."

• In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.

• An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.

• The end or close of a pleading, e.g. the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.

• An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.