final

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As a result, that claim wound up being finally dismissed for purposes of this lawsuit.

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the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of final gathered in one view.

noun

the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament

noun

an examination administered at the end of an academic term

adjective

occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for final.

noun

the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament

noun

an examination administered at the end of an academic term

adjective

occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

adjective

conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

adjective

not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"

Example sentences

As a result, that claim wound up being finally dismissed for purposes of this lawsuit.

" Now that its case has been reduced to a final stump, it can continue to declaim but who will listen?

The manufacturer / supplier suggests a price, but the retailer makes the final call.

There is absolutely zero reason why HR/recruiting people should have final say on a candidate.

The "if you have nothing to hide..." line is predicated on the viewer having final say about whether something is right/wrong, thus subordinating the subject to the viewer.

The judge finally had to deal with the claim that the SSO constituted a sort of taxonomy that has been held protectable under copyright in other circuit courts.

Paragraph 14 on page 34 is pretty typical: It says, in effect, "you'd better take your best shot at contesting this rejection now, Apple, because the next time around it will be a final rejection."7.

It's the other way around, actually: by law in the US and most countries worldwide, suppliers are free to set whatever prices and terms they like, but retailers have the final authority to set the price that's presented to the retail customer.

When they see a market in which all the hardware pieces are available and waiting to be put together, they do that in such a way that the final product appeals to the end-user, particularly through the design of appropriate software.

If the US is nowhere near being an authoritarian police state, at what point will US become a authoritarian police state?When they have kill lists without any trial, jury or judge?When they keep prisoners in jail indefinitely without a trial?When they torture prisoners?When state officials lie to the public?When state officials lie to public representatives?When the secret police interfere with lawyers communications and interferes with legal cases?When the secret police silence individuals that want to inform about abuse?When the secret police use surveillance for blackmailing?When the state use strip searches and surveillance indiscriminately against the population, including children?When the state implement state censorship?When they use force against peaceful demonstrators?When they utilize military resources against peaceful demonstrators?When they seize bank assets without any trial, any intention of a trial, or even without ever formally serving the individual with criminal papers?Please state what criteria we should use, so we can have a final definition of what an authoritarian police state is.