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 act by which something is taken.
A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
Alluring; attractive.