implication
imp·li·ca·tion
noun
1.
2.
3.
an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
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5.
a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
- “he was suspected of implication in several robberies”
Origin
From Middle French implication, from Latin implicationem (accusative of implicatio).
Phrases
- material implication
- strict implication
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