Hypertext Webster Gateway: "conclusive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Conclusive \Con*clu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. conclusif.]
Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing;
putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or
involving, a conclusion or decision.
Secret reasons . . . equally conclusive for us as they
were for them. --Rogers.
{Conclusive evidence} (Law), that of which, from its nature,
the law allows no contradiction or explanation.
{Conclusive presumption} (Law), an inference which the law
makes so peremptorily that it will not allow it to be
overthrown by any contrary proof, however strong.
Syn: Final; ultimate; unanswerable. See {Final}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
conclusive
adj 1: forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to
doubt or question; "conclusive proof"; "the evidence
is conclusive" [ant: {inconclusive}]
2: final and deciding; "the conclusive reason"
3: expressing finality with no implication of possible change;
"an absolute (or unequivocal) quarantee to respect the
nation's authority"; "inability to make a conclusive (or
unequivocal) refusal" [syn: {absolute}]
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