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Definition of Finality
1. Noun. The quality of being final or definitely settled. "The finality of death"
Generic synonyms: Definiteness, Determinateness
Attributes: Conclusive, Inconclusive
Derivative terms: Conclusive, Decisive, Decisive, Decisive, Final, Final, Final
Antonyms: Inconclusiveness
Definition of Finality
1. n. The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final or conclusive arrangement; a settlement.
Definition of Finality
1. Noun. The state of "being final"; the condition from which no further changes occur ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Finality
1. the state of being conclusive [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finality
Literary usage of Finality
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1841)
"LITTLE JOHN finality. THERE lives a lord, whom men may call A morsel of mortality ;
In mind as well as members small, Though Whigs extol the stature tall Of ..."
2. The United States of America: A Study in International Organization by James Brown Scott (1920)
"It will be noted that two elements are present and must coexist—finality as
regards the litigant and finality as regards the court. That is to say, ..."
3. Introduction to Philosophy by Friedrich Paulsen (1896)
"Before I attempt to answer the question, let me first consider briefly the relation
between causality and finality. 7. Causality and finality. ..."
4. Essays and Essay-writing: Based on Atlantic Monthly Models by William Maddux Tanner (1917)
"THE EMBARRASSMENT OF finality ' LIVE as if each moment were your last.' How often
I used to come across such advice in the books that I read ! ..."
5. Natural Theology: Or, Rational Theism by Milton Valentine (1885)
"The immanence of finality in nature, offered as obviating the necessity of a ...
We fully admit that its finality, whether in organic processes or in ..."
6. The United States of America: A Study in International Organization by James Brown Scott (1920)
"It will be noted that two elements are present and must coexist—finality as
regards the litigant and finality as regards the court. That is to say, ..."
7. The Law of Arbitration and Award by John Torrey Morse (1872)
"Nature of the requisition or finality. Award should put an end to ... Method of
availing of want of finality. Nature of the Requisition of finality. ..."
8. The Present Conflict of Ideals: A Study of the Philosophical Background of by Ralph Barton Perry (1918)
"THE finality OF THE STATE The state, according to the view which we are here ...
For practical purposes the state is a finality. i. Its Internal finality. ..."