'In consequence' definitions:

Definition of 'In consequence'

From: GCIDE
  • Consequence \Con"se*quence\, n. [L., consequentia: cf. F. cons['e]quence. See Consequent.]
  • 1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. [1913 Webster]
  • Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution. [1913 Webster]
  • Such fatal consequence unites us three. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Link follows link by necessary consequence. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. [1913 Webster]
  • It is a matter of small consequence. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • A sense of your own worth and consequence. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • In consequence, hence; for this cause.
  • In consequence of, by reason of; as the effect of.
  • Syn: Effect; result; end. See Effect. [1913 Webster]

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