The outcome or result of a process or act.
The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
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.
The end, finish, close or last part of something.
The taking apart or dissolution of something that had been established.
Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.