We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating.
Bacon.
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.
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.
Like the famous ape,
To try conclusions, in the basket creep.
Shak.
Syn. -- Inference; deduction; result; consequence; end; decision. See Inference.
Con*clu"sive (?), 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.
Secret reasons . . . equally conclusive for us as they were for them.
Rogers.
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.
Con*clu"sive*ly (?), adv. In the way of conclusion; decisively; positively. Burke.
Con*clu"sive*ness, n. The quality of being conclusive; decisiveness.