noun
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
Synonyms
Examples
- his resignation had political implications
noun
a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
Synonyms
Examples
- the significance of his remark became clear only later
- the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
noun
an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
noun
a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'
Synonyms
logical implication
conditional relation
Examples
- if p is true then q cannot be false
noun
a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
Examples
- he was suspected of implication in several robberies