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  1. 1. n. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form ‘if p then q’; if p is true then q cannot be false Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated. Three principal causes of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of component parts. Boyle. 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. Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the king might do, it was a necessary implication that there were other things which he could not do. Hallam. Source: webster
  9. 9. n:100 n. an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection n. a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false n. a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) Source: ecdict

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