Implication
Related Definitions
[n] something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
[n] 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"
[n] an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
[n] a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
[n] a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
Related Terms
absorption, accusal, accusation, accusing, affective meaning, allegation, allegement, allegory, allusion, arcane meaning, arraignability, arraignableness, arraignment, assault, association, assumption, attack, bearing, bill of particulars, blame, blamewor