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Conclusive vs Conclusory - What's the difference?

conclusive | conclusory |

As adjectives the difference between conclusive and conclusory

is that conclusive is pertaining to a conclusion while conclusory is of or pertaining to a conclusion; conclusive.

conclusive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a conclusion
  • Providing an end to something; decisive.
    • The set of premises of a valid argument is conclusive in the sense that no further evidence could possibly be added to the set of premises which would make the argument invalid.

    conclusory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a conclusion; conclusive.
  • (legal) Offering a conclusion with seriously deficient support in fact or logic; begging the question.
    • These claims are conclusory and unsupported by any specific allegations, let alone evidence.

    References

    * * * "While Effusive, 'Conclusory' is Still Quite Elusive: The Story of a Word, Iqbal, and a Perplexing Lexical Inquiry of Supreme Importance", Donald J. Kochan, April 3, 2013, University of Pittsburgh Law Review , Vol. 73, No. 2, 2011 [http://ssrn.com/abstract=2244579]