n. - The last part of anything; close; termination; end.
n. - Final decision; determination; result.
n. - Any inference or result of reasoning.
n. - The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism.
n. - Drawing of inferences.
n. - An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
n. - The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc.
n. - An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.