finality

finality
noun (plural -ties) Date: 1833 1. a. the character or condition of being final, settled, irrevocable, or complete b. the condition of being at an ultimate point especially of development or authority 2. something final; especially a fundamental fact, action, or belief

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  • Finality — may refer to:* Extrinsic finality * Intrinsic finality * Finality (law)ee also*Final …   Wikipedia

  • finality — fi·nal·i·ty /fī na lə tē, fə / n 1: the state or condition of being final 2: the principle that appeals may only be taken from final orders or judgments Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Finality — Fi*nal i*ty, n.; pl. {Finalities}. [L. finalitas the being last.] 1. The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final or conclusive arrangement; a settlement. Baxter. [1913 Webster] 2. The relation of end or purpose to its means. Janet.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • finality — 1540s, from M.Fr. finalité, from L.L. finalitatem (nom. finalitas) state of being final, from L. finalis (see FINAL (Cf. final)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • finality — [n] definiteness, conclusiveness certitude, completeness, decidedness, decisiveness, entirety, finish, inevitableness, intactness, integrity, irrevocability, perfection, resolution, terminality, totality, unavoidability, wholeness; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • finality — ► NOUN ▪ the fact or quality of being final …   English terms dictionary

  • finality — [fī nal′ə tē, fənal′ə tē] n. [LL finalitas] 1. the quality or condition of being final, settled, or complete; conclusiveness 2. pl. finalities anything final …   English World dictionary

  • finality — [[t]faɪnæ̱lɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n Finality is the quality of being final and impossible to change. If you say something with finality, you say it in a way that shows that you have made up your mind about something and do not want to… …   English dictionary

  • finality — fi|nal|i|ty [faıˈnælıti] n [U] the quality something has when it is finished or complete and cannot be changed a sense/air of finality ▪ The word retirement has a terrible air of finality about it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • finality — fi|nal|i|ty [ faı næləti ] noun uncount FORMAL the fact or feeling that something has ended and has no possible future: the finality of death There was a terrible air of finality about the whole occasion …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • finality — UK [faɪˈnælətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] formal the fact or feeling that something has ended and has no possible future the finality of death There was a terrible air of finality about the whole occasion …   English dictionary

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