conclusion
n
2 the last main division of a speech, lecture, essay, etc.
3 the outcome or result of an act, process, event, etc. (esp. in the phrase a foregone conclusion)
4 a final decision or judgment; resolution (esp. in the phrase come to a conclusion)
a a statement that purports to follow from another or others (the premises) by means of an argument
b a statement that does validly follow from given premises
a an admission or statement binding on the party making it; estoppel
b the close of a pleading or of a conveyance
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in conclusion lastly; to sum up
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jump to conclusions to come to a conclusion prematurely, without sufficient thought or on incomplete evidence
(C14: via Old French from Latin; see conclude, -ion)