- deduction, entailment, implication - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
--1 is a kind of inference, illation
Derived forms: verb imply5, verb imply3, verb implicate2 - significance, import, implication - 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"
--2 is a kind of meaning, substance
Derived forms: verb imply1, verb implicate2 - implication - an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
--3 is a kind of accusation, accusal
--3 has particulars: unspoken accusation, veiled accusation; insinuation, innuendoDerived forms: verb imply4, verb implicate1 - implication, logical implication, conditional relation - a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
--4 is a kind of logical relation
Derived forms: verb imply2, verb implicate2 - implication - a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
--5 is a kind of involvement
Derived forms: verb imply4, verb implicate1