Consequence

  • 31consequence — /ˈkɒnsəkwəns / (say konsuhkwuhns) noun 1. the act or fact of following as an effect or result upon something antecedent. 2. that which so follows; an effect or result. 3. the conclusion of an argument or inference. 4. importance or significance:… …

  • 32consequence — n. 1 the result or effect of an action or condition. 2 a importance (it is of no consequence). b social distinction (persons of consequence). 3 (in pl.) a game in which a narrative is made up by the players, each ignorant of what has already been …

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  • 33consequence — See: IN CONSEQUENCE, IN CONSEQUENCE OF …

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  • 34consequence — See: IN CONSEQUENCE, IN CONSEQUENCE OF …

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  • 35consequence — See: in consequence, in consequence of …

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  • 36consequence — noun 1) a consequence of inflation Syn: result, upshot, outcome, effect, repercussion, ramification, corollary, concomitant, aftermath, aftereffect; fruit(s), product, by product, end result; informal payoff; Medicine sequela Ant …

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  • 37consequence — noun 1) a consequence of inflation Syn: result, upshot, outcome, effect, repercussion, ramification, product, end result 2) the past is of no consequence Syn: importance, import, si …

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  • 38consequence — That which follows as the result or effect of a cause. Tierney v Occidental L. Ins. Co. 89 Cal App 779, 265 P 400. When an event is followed in natural sequence by a result which it is adapted to produce, or aid in producing, that result is a… …

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  • 39consequence — noun Date: 14th century 1. a conclusion derived through logic ; inference 2. something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions < the economic consequences of the war > …

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  • 40consequence — noun /ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛns,ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns/ a) That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause. The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial&#8230; …

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