conclusory
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- adjective
- /kənˈkluːsəri/
- Formal
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conclusivo
- The lawyer's argument was filled with conclusory statements that lacked any factual support.
- conclusory statement
Instead, it offered a single conclusory sentence about this being a public health emergency, and that's it.
- Instead, it offered a single conclusory sentence about this being a public health emergency, and that's it.
Examples
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Instead, it offered a single conclusory sentence about this being a public health emergency, and that's it.
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I'll stop there, but I could pretty much challenge just about every other conclusory statement made in the video.
Blog text (2) -
If you want anyone to value it, however, you need to do more than state it in a conclusory way.
Blog text (2) -
"Pleadings are so conclusory; it's obvious no research has been done," he says.
Academic text (2011) -
Because this conclusory statement did not provide direction on how to implement the BRI standard, I did not include those citations.
Academic text (2017) -
And you have provided nothing to that effect—just a conclusory argument.
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First of all, the representative's statement is conclusory; he provided no explanation for his claim that the aim of section 614 is to preempt both current and future state and local initiatives.
Academic text (1991) -
Most scholarly references to the legality of the adoption of the Constitution are superficial and conclusory.
Academic text (2016) -
Based on the cumulative impacts of both developments and the lack of basic information on ABM populations, the FONSIs issued in this case were conclusory and not consistent with the information the agency had before it.
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"Mandatory disclosure can run into problems where pleadings are not particularly well-drafted—where they are vague and conclusory," notes U.S. Magistrate Judge Stanley Chesler of the District of New Jersey at Newark.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
Not supported by facts
Based on an idea rather than on solid proof
Not careful or detailed when explaining, using vague claims without proof
Antonyms
How Supported
Surface Forms
Morphology
conclusory = conclusion (semi-transparent) = conclusion + ory
Formed from 'conclusion' + '-ory' so the link to 'conclusion' is clear, but the adjective often carries a specialized/legal nuance (e.g., 'conclusory' implying lacking supporting evidence) not fully predictable from the base.
Etymology
Conclusory comes from the same root as conclusion and conclude, from an old Latin word meaning 'to shut' or 'to close'. A helpful way to remember it is that a conclusory statement 'closes' the discussion by giving a final result without showing the reasons or evidence behind it.