vb. To shut up; to enclose. To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. To reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; - sometimes followed by a dependent clause. To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide. To bring to an end; to close; to finish. To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain.
- To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estopp; to bar; - generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument.
Syn. - To infer; decide; determine; settle; close; finish; terminate; end.
- vb. To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate. To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.