implication

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A possible effect or result of an action or decision in the future.

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

2. 2
   noun

   Something that is suggested or hinted at without being said directly.

   The implication of his comment was that I had made a mistake.

3. 3
   noun

   The fact of being involved in something, especially a crime.

   He denied any implication in the robbery.

From Middle French implication, from Latin implicationem (accusative of implicatio).Equivalent to implicate + -ion.

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