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(noun) a charge that implicates someone (usually of wrongdoing) |
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Synonyms: implicating |
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Related Words: accusal, accusation, innuendo, insinuation, unspoken accusation, veiled accusation |
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(noun) a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies" |
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Related Words: involvement |
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(noun) a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false |
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Synonyms: conditional relation, logical implication |
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Related Words: logical relation |
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(noun) something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" |
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Synonyms: deduction, entailment |
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Related Words: illation, inference |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: import, significance |
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Related Words: meaning, sense, substance |
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