The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Evidence \Ev"i*dence\, n. [F. ['e]vidence, L. Evidentia. See Evident.]
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That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.
Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen.
--Heb. xi. 1.O glorious trial of exceeding love Illustrious evidence, example high.
--Milton. One who bears witness. [R.] ``Infamous and perjured evidences.''
--Sir W. Scott.-
(Law) That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it.
--Greenleaf.Circumstantial evidence, Conclusive evidence, etc. See under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc.
Crown's evidence, King's evidence, or Queen's evidence, evidence for the crown, in English courts; equivalent to state's evidence in American courts. [Eng.]
State's evidence, evidence for the government or the people. [U. S. ]
To turn King's evidence To turn Queen's evidence, or To turn State's evidence, to confess a crime and give evidence against one's accomplices.
Syn: Testimony; proof. See Testimony.
Wikipedia
Conclusive Evidence may refer to:
- The original title of Vladimir Nabokov's memoir Speak, Memory
- A synonym for the colloquial term incontrovertible evidence
Usage examples of "conclusive evidence".
It all seemed to come back to the mysterious conclusive evidence and what it could have been.
In a document I found at the Essex County Courthouse it was described as conclusive evidence, meaning it incontrovertibly convicted her.
I cannot but think that a jury would be told that knowledge or belief that the charge was false at the time of making it was conclusive evidence of malice.
It was not conclusive evidence, but it did justify a serious inquiry which was promptly attempted.
Partially erased files found on a computer hard drive would be conclusive evidence that the files were once active, which would catch the person in a lie.
He takes the Bridge to be conclusive evidence that no possible set of adverse conditions will ever stop man for long, and there I'm in agreement with him.
He takes the Bridge to be conclusive evidence that no possible set of adverse conditions will ever stop man for long, and there Im in agreement with him.
If possible to provide us with conclusive evidence against the other Dispersionists.