Consequence  

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1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.

   • The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.

2. A result of actions.

   I'm warning you. If you don't get me the report on time, there will be consequences.

3. A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
4. Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
5. Importance with respect to what comes after.
6. The power to influence or produce an effect.

Consequence may refer to:

• Logical consequence, also known as a consequence relation, or entailment
• In operant conditioning, a result of some behavior
• Consequentialism, a theory in philosophy in which the morality of an act is determined by its effects
• Unintended consequence
• Punishment, an imposed consequence