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- consequence⇄consequence, noun.
1. a result or effect.
Ex. The consequence of his fall was a broken leg. If the assassination could trammel up the consequence (Shakespeare).
(SYN) outcome, issue.
2. the relation of a result or effect to its c - consequence⇄expr. in consequence of, as a result of; because of.
Ex. Our Sun at setting ... seems sometimes blood-red, in consequence of the absorption of our atmosphere (Norman Lockyer). - consequence⇄expr. in consequence, as a result; therefore.
Ex. Iron is the principal substance contained in the water, which has in consequence a strong, inky taste (Archibald Geikie). - consequence⇄expr. take the consequences, to accept what happens because of one's action.
Ex. She did not study for the test, so she had to take the consequences. If he does not conform to their law, he must take the consequences (Law Times).