'In consequence of' definitions:

Definition of 'In consequence of'

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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]