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v. i. 1. To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate. [ 1913 Webster ]

A train of lies,
That, made in lust, conclude in perjuries. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

And, to conclude,
The victory fell on us. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To form a final judgment; to reach a decision. [ 1913 Webster ]

Can we conclude upon Luther's instability? Bp. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conclude and be agreed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Deduction from premises; inference; conclusion. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. concludens, p. pr. ] Bringing to a close; decisive; conclusive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Arguments highly consequential and concludent to my purpose. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who concludes. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Conclusively. [ R. ] Digby. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Demonstrable; determinable. [ Obs. ] Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. conclusio. See Conclude. ] 1. The last part of anything; close; termination; end. [ 1913 Webster ]

A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Final decision; determination; result. [ 1913 Webster ]

And the conclusion is, she shall be thine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any inference or result of reasoning. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Logic) The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism. [ 1913 Webster ]

He granted him both the major and minor, but denied him the conclusion. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Drawing of inferences. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes
And still conclusion. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Law) (a) The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, “against the peace, ” etc. (b) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conclusion to the country (Law), the conclusion of a pleading by which a party “puts himself upon the country, ” i.e., appeals to the verdict of a jury. Mozley & W. --
In conclusion. (a) Finally. (b) In short. --
To try conclusions, to make a trial or an experiment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like the famous ape,
To try conclusions, in the basket creep. Shak.

Syn. -- Inference; deduction; result; consequence; end; decision. See Inference. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. conclusif. ] Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision. [ 1913 Webster ]

Secret reasons . . . equally conclusive for us as they were for them. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conclusive evidence (Law), that of which, from its nature, the law allows no contradiction or explanation. --
Conclusive presumption (Law), an inference which the law makes so peremptorily that it will not allow it to be overthrown by any contrary proof, however strong.

Syn. -- Final; ultimate; unanswerable. See Final. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the way of conclusion; decisively; positively. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being conclusive; decisiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Conclusive. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty. [ PJC ]

a. Not inferring a conclusion or consequence; not conclusive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Inferring no consequence. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as, evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end to debate or doubt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arguments . . . inconclusive and impertinent. South.

-- In`con*clu"sive*ly, adv. -- In`con*clu"sive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An erroneous inference or conclusion. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not concluding. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Inconclusive. [ Obs. ] Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Un`con*clud"ing*ness, n. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]