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Conclusion
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conclusion n. 1) in general, the end. 2) in a trial, the end of all evidence has been introduced and final arguments made, so nothing more can be presented, even if lawyer thinks of something new or forgotten. 3) in a trial or court hearing, a final determination of the facts by the trier of fact (jury or judge) and/or a judge's decision on the law. (See: conclusion of fact, conclusion of law)


CONCLUSION, practice. Making the last argument or address to the court or jury. The party on whom the onus probandi is cast, in general has the conclusion.

CONCLUSION, remedies. An estoppel; a bar; the act of a man by which he has confessed a matter or thing which he can no longer deny; as, for example, the sheriff is concluded by his return to a writ, and therefore, if upon a capias he return cepi corpus, he cannot afterwards show that he did not arrest the defendant, but is concluded by his return. Vide Plowd. 276, b; 3 Tho. Co. Litt. 600.



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``Rather than jumping to conclusions, we need to determine the facts before commenting on this report,'' University of Southern California athletic director Mike Garrett said in a statement.
So, things being interlinked, we need to pursue an integrated post-conflict scenario, where development transpires at all levels simultaneously, instead of repeating the past cycles of jumping to conclusions and packing back home without laying the true foundations for sustainable peace in a conflict-ravaged society.
He says educators should consider the source of the study before jumping to conclusions.
 
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