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implication

noun 11 letters Scrabble 17 WWF 22
Definitions
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

noun

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

“the expectation was spread both by word and by implication”

noun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

“his resignation had political implications”

noun

an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection

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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