noun

• The end, finish, close or last part of something.
• The outcome or result of a process or act.
• A decision reached after careful thought.
• (logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
• (obsolete) An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
• (law) The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
• (law) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.