Meaning & use
conclusory
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Stating a conclusion without providing the reasoning or evidence to support it.
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The judge dismissed the complaint for being conclusory rather than factual.
Reviewers criticized the report's conclusory claims about the drug's safety.
A note on using this word
Common in legal writing to criticize arguments that assert a result without backing it up with facts or logic.
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