All 7 Uses

implication
in
The Girl Who Played with Fire
(Edited)

For five seconds she stared right through him, as though he were nothing but air, before she turned and walked out of his field of vision as the train began to move. The implication was unmistakable. She wanted nothing to do with him.
Part 1

implication = something said indirectly (not said, but implied)
A gabby street dealer who had found out far too much about the supply chain had almost implicated Svavelsjö MC.
Part 2 *

implicated = caused to be accused of involvement in a crime
Could Blomkvist have implicated himself in some form of abuse by exploiting a person in a position of dependency?
Part 3

implicated = involved
But still he did not understand the implications.
Part 3

implications = things that logically follow
But if he gave the information to Bublanski or Ekström, he would implicate himself.
Part 4

implicate = cause to be accused of a crime
The dropped revolver had been at first a source of criticism until Zala realized its implications.
Part 4

implications = things that logically follow
It took her several minutes to grasp the implications. ... His wording was irreproachable, but between the lines he was saying that it would be all right with him if Salander were locked up in an asylum for the rest of her life.
Part 4 *

implications = things suggested indirectly or that logically follow

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)