conclusion vs decision

conclusion

noun
  • A decision reached after careful thought. 

  • 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. 

  • An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. 

  • The end, finish, close or last part of something. 

decision

noun
  • The act of deciding. 

  • A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest. 

  • Firmness of conviction. 

  • A choice or judgement. 

  • A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher. 

verb
  • To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout 

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