conclusive

(kən-klū'sĭv)
adj.
Serving to put an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty; decisive. See synonyms at decisive.

conclusively con·clu'sive·ly adv.
conclusiveness con·clu'sive·ness n.

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adjective

1. Determining or having the power to determine an outcome: crucial, deciding, decisive, determinative. See decide/hesitate, important/unimportant.
2. Serving the function of deciding or settling with finality: authoritative, decisive, definitive, determinative, final. See decide/hesitate.
3. Having or arising from authority: authoritative, official, sanctioned, standard. See true/false.

adj

Definition: definite, final
Antonyms: inconclusive, indefinite

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Determinative; beyond dis- pute or question. That which is conclusive is manifest, clear, or obvious. It is a legal inference made so peremptorily that it cannot be overthrown or contradicted.

A conclusive presumption cannot be refuted; no evidence can rebut it, as in the presumption that a child who is below a certain age has a fundamental inability to consent to sexual relations.

Conclusive evidence is evidence that is either unquestionable because it is so clear and convincing or because the law precludes its contradiction. A death certificate is considered conclusive evidence that a person has died.

For a list of words related to conclusive, see:

• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afgørende

Nederlands (Dutch)
beslissend

Français (French)
adj. - concluant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schlüssig, überzeugend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τελικός, τελεσίδικος, αποφασιστικός, αναντίρρητος, αναμφισβήτητος

Italiano (Italian)
decisivo, conclusivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - conclusivo

Русский (Russian)
решающий, окончательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - concluyente, decisivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slutlig, slutgiltig, avgörande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
决定性的, 最后的, 确实的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 決定性的, 最後的, 確實的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 결정적인, 확신하게 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 決定的な, 終局の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قاطع, حاسم, مقنع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סופי, משכנע‬

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