All 4 Uses of
implication
in
The Lords of Discipline
- I resent Mr. McLean's implication that he is more honorable because he happened to win a popularity contest among cadets, General.†
Chpt 1.5 *implication = something suggested indirectly; or something that can be concluded; or a result
- Some said he left because he felt ashamed that he had implicated his classmates in his predicament.†
Chpt 2.17implicated = involved or accused of involvement
- By giving her a name, she had implicated me, made me responsible, guilty When we exited the tent, the air of North Charleston was posi-tively exhilarating and we breathed the tangy, phosphorous-scented night air with relief.†
Chpt 3.24
- Only three other people would ever know I was lying, and according to the honor code they too would be implicated in the lie by their toleration of it.†
Chpt 4.41 *
Definitions:
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(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
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(2)
(implication as in: Her implication in the crime) involvement in or the suggestion that someone was involved in something -- especially a crime