A making certain or finalizing.
A clinch; a passionate embrace.
The distortion of computer tape by wrinkling.
That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and conclusively
The end, finish, close or last part of something.
The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
The outcome or result of a process or act.
In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
A decision reached after careful thought.
An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.