nouns
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
"his resignation had political implications"
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"
an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
is a type of (narrower)
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
"he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
is a type of (narrower)
a connection of inclusion or containment
"he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"