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.
A logical deduction.
The usage of ergot infested grain to poison animals.
The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs, consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms.
The plant disease caused by ergot.