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Conclusory vs Concluding - What's the difference?

conclusory | concluding |

As adjectives the difference between conclusory and concluding

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

As a verb concluding is

present participle of lang=en.

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]

    concluding

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (obsolete) conclusive; convincing; decisive.
    • Your argument is very concluding .
  • Finishing; closing; final
    • In the concluding chapters of the book...

    Verb

    (head)

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