the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

appointment / assignment / designation / naming - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
move - the act of deciding to do something
casting lots / drawing lots / sortition - making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn
resolution - a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner

    choice     selection     option     pick

the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

demonetization / demonetisation - ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country
release / tone ending - (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
completion / culmination / closing / windup / mop up - a concluding action
retirement - withdrawal from your position or occupation
relinquishment / relinquishing - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
dissolution / breakup - the termination of a relationship
overthrow - the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
adjournment / dissolution - the termination of a meeting
dismissal / dismission / discharge / firing / liberation / release / sack / sacking - the termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)
destruction / devastation - termination by an act of destruction
killing / kill / putting to death - the act of terminating a life
abolition / abolishment - the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
liquidation / settlement - termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
withdrawal / drug withdrawal - the termination of drug taking
closure / closedown / closing / shutdown - termination of operations
extinction / extinguishing / quenching - the act of extinguishing
fade / disappearance - gradually ceasing to be visible
abortion - termination of pregnancy
deactivation / defusing - the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
discontinuance / discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off

    change of state

an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"

non sequitur - (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises

    assumption     supposition     supposal

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel''s determination"

predeterminaation - a mental determination or resolve in advance

    judgment     judgement     mind

the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

anticlimax / bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
epilogue / epilog - a short passage added at the end of a literary work
epilogue / epilog - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
finale / coda - the closing section of a musical composition

    narration     recital     yarn     address     speech

    section     subdivision

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

    syllogism

    proposition

a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"

    settlement

event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

end / last / final stage - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
result / resultant / final result / outcome / termination - something that results
foregone conclusion / matter of course - an inevitable ending
destruction / demolition / wipeout - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
omega / Z - the ending of a series or sequence
stop / halt - the event of something ending
victory / triumph - a successful ending of a struggle or contest
defeat / licking - an unsuccessful ending

    happening     occurrence     natural event

    beginning

the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

    end     ending