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implication

im·pli·ca·tion [ ìmpli káysh'n ] (plural im·pli·ca·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. indirect suggestion: something that is implied or involved as a natural consequence of something else
It is important to consider the wider implications of making such a decision.

2. implicit understanding: the state of implying or being implied, without being plainly expressed

3. involvement: the involvement or entanglement of somebody in something
his implication in the crime

4. logic logical relation: in logic, a relationship between two propositions that holds when both propositions are true and fails when the first is true but the second is false


im·pli·ca·tion·al adjective
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