Shutting np a matter; shutting out all further evidence; not admitting of explanation or contradiction; putting an end to inquiry; final; decisive. Hoadley v. Hammond, 63 Iowa, 599, 19 N. W. 794; Joslyn v. Rockwell, 59 Hon, 129, 13 N. Y. Supp. 311; Appeal of Bixler, 59 Cal. 550
