Both Uses

implication
in
A Bend in the Road
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The tone he used and the obvious implications made the hairs on the back of Miles's neck suddenly stand on end.
Chpt 17 *

implications = things suggested indirectly or that logically follow
Sarah finally seemed to register the implication, and she suddenly, frantically, began shaking her head.†
Chpt 32

Definitions:

(1) (implication as in: the implication is that...)
Something that follows from something else.
The thing that follows could be:
- something suggested indirectly (not said directly)
- something that can be concluded (often a logical consequence)
- something that results from something else
(2) (implication as in: Her implication in the crime)
involvement in or the suggestion that someone was involved in something -- especially a crime
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)