Implication - Definition

n 1: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or
implied); "his resignation had political implications"
[syn: deduction, entailment, implication]
2: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;
"the significance of his remark became clear only later";
"the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
[syn: significance, import, implication]
3: an accusation that brings into intimate and usually
incriminating connection
4: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form
`if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false [syn:
implication, logical implication, conditional relation]
5: a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close
connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was
suspected of implication in several robberies"