| n. | 1. | The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated. |
| 2. | An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. |
| Noun | 1. | implication - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" Synonyms: entailment, deduction |
| 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" Synonyms: significance, import | |
| 3. | implication - an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection | |
| 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 Synonyms: conditional relation, logical implication | |
| 5. | implication - a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies" |
IMPLICATION. An inference of something not directly declared, but arising
from what is admitted or expressed.
2. It is a rule that when the law gives anything to a man, it gives him
by implication all that is necessary for its enjoyment. It is also a rule
that when a man accepts an office, he undertakes by implication to use it
according to law, and by non-user he may forfeit it. 2 B1. Com. 152.
3. An estate in fee simple will pass by implication; 6 John.. R. 185;
IS John. R. 31; 2 Binn. R. 464, 532; such implication must not only be a
possible or probable one, but it must be plain and necessary that is, so
strong a probability of intention that an intention contrary to that imputed
to the testator cannot be supposed. 1 Ves. & B. 466; Willes, 141; 1 Ves. jr.
564; 14 John. R. 198. Vide, generally, Com. Dig. Estates by Devise, N 12,
13; 2 Rop. Leg. 342; 14 Vin. Ab. 341; 5 Ves. 805; 5 Ves. 582; 3 Ves. 676.