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CONSEQUENCING
Verb
consequencing
present participle of consequence
Source: Wiktionary
Con"se*quen`cing, n.
Definition: Drawing inference. [R.] Milton.
CONSEQUENCE
Con"se*quence, n. Etym: [L., consequentia: cf. F. conséquence. See Consequent.]
1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. Milton.
2. (Logic)
Definition: A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution. Such fatal consequence unites us three. Milton. Link follows link by necessary consequence. Coleridge.
4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. It is a matter of small consequence. Shak. A sense of your own worth and consequence. Cowper. In consequence, hence; for this cause.
– In consequence of, by reason of; as the effect of.
Syn.
– Effect; result; end. See Effect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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