Meaning

(uncountable) The act of implicating..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable) The act of implicating.
2. (uncountable) The state of being implicated.
3. (countable) A possible, or indirect, effect or result of a decision or action.
4. (countable, uncountable) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.
5. (countable, logic) The connective in propositional calculus that, when joining two predicates A and B in that order, has the meaning "if A is true, then B is true".
6. Logical consequence.

Example Sentences

Dumping waste in the river will have serious implications for the environment.

And while that number is expected to shift back slightly into positive territory over this decade, fewer children today establishes an unmistakable implication for tomorrow: fewer adults available as consumers, workers and taxpayers.

With his legal maneuverings, Trump is showing that he also understands the implications of this election — one that could give him substantial powers as president to defray or dismiss many of the legal threats that he’s facing and to behave in office without future accountability.

But we can also take a more analytical attitude to these displays, interpreting the movements as no more than approachings, touchings, and departings with no implication that one shape caused the other to move.

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Use implication when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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