im·pli·ca·tion

(ĭm′plĭ-kā′shən)

1. The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated.

2. The act of implying or the condition of being implied.

3. Something that is implied, especially:

a. An indirect indication; a suggestion.

b. An implied meaning; implicit significance.

c. An inference. See Usage Note at infer.

im′pli·ca′tive adj.

im′pli·ca′tive·ly adv.

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implication

(ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən)

1. the act of implicating or the state of being implicated

2. something that is implied; suggestion: the implication of your silence is that you're bored.

3. (Logic) logic

a. the operator that forms a sentence from two given sentences and corresponds to the English if … then …

b. a sentence so formed. Usually written p→q or p⊃q, where p and q are the component sentences, it is true except when p (the antecedent) is true and q (the consequent) is false

c. the relation between such sentences

ˌimpliˈcational adj

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im•pli•ca•tion

(ˌɪm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: an implication of dishonesty.

2. the act of implying.

3. the state of being implied.

4. the relation between two propositions such that the second is not false when the first is true.

5. the act of implicating.

6. the state of being implicated.

7. a likely relationship: the religious implications of ancient astrology.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]

im`pli•ca′tion•al, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	implication - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" entailment, deduction illation, inference - the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
	2.	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" significance, import meaning, substance - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
	3.	implication - an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt unspoken accusation, veiled accusation - an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken innuendo, insinuation - an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
	4.	implication - a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false conditional relation, logical implication logical relation - a relation between propositions
	5.	implication - a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies" involvement - a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"

implication

noun

1. suggestion, hint, inference, meaning, conclusion, significance, presumption, overtone, innuendo, intimation, insinuation, signification The implication was obvious: vote for us or you'll be sorry.

2. involvement, association, connection, incrimination, entanglement Implication in a murder finally brought him to the gallows.

plural noun

1. consequences, result, developments, ramifications, complications, upshot He was acutely aware of the political implications of his decision.

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implication

noun

A subtle quality underlying or felt to underlie a situation, action, or person:

hint, inkling, suspicion, undercurrent, undertone.

Translations

إضمار، إيحاء

náznak

antydning

Andeutung Implikation

complicidad consecuencia implicación

implication insinuation sous-entendu

hallgatólagos következtetés

bendlun viî e-î; vísbending

implicazione risvolto

implikasjonunderforstått mening

posledica

ima

暗示

implication

[ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən] N

1. (= consequence) → implicación f, consecuencia f
we shall have to study all the implications → tendremos que estudiar las posibles consecuencias or repercusiones
the proposal has major implications for schools → la propuesta tiene grandes implicaciones or acarrea importantes consecuencias para los colegios

2. (= inference) his implication was that she was lying → estaba insinuando que ella mentía
the implication of this is that → esto significa que ...
he did not realize the full implications of his words → no se dio cuenta de la trascendencia de sus palabras
by implication then → de ahí (se deduce) que ...

3. (in crime) → implicación f

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implication

[ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n

(= inference) → implication f
the implication was that ... → l'implication était que ...
The implication was that he expected us to agree → L'implication était qu'il s'attendait à nous voir accepter.
by implication (= therefore) → par voie de conséquences (= indirectly) → par implication
expressly or by implication → expressément ou par implication

(= potential consequence) → implication f
to have serious implications for sth → avoir de sérieuses implications pour qch

(= involvement) implication in sth [+ crime, scandal] → implication dans qch

implication

(of statement, situation) → Implikation f; (of law, agreement etc) → Auswirkung f; (of events) → Bedeutung f no pl, → Implikation f; the implication of your statement is that … → Ihre Behauptung impliziert, dass …; the possible implications of his decision → die ganze Tragweite seiner Entscheidung; by implication → implizit; what are the political implications? → was sind die politischen Auswirkungen?, was bedeutet das politisch gesehen?

(in crime) → Verwicklung f (→ in in +acc)

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implication

[ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n

a. (hint, suggestion) → insinuazione f
the implication of your remark is that ... → la tua osservazione implica che...
by implication → implicitamente

b. (in crime, scandal) → implicazione f

c. implications npl (repercussions) → conseguenze fpl, ripercussioni fpl
this event had serious implications for industry → quest'avvenimento ebbe (delle) importanti conseguenze per l'industria
we must study all the implications → dobbiamo considerare tutte le (possibili) conseguenze

imply

(imˈplai) verb

to suggest or hint without actually stating. Are you implying that I am a liar?

impliˈcation noun