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5 dictionary results for: Consequential
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·se·quen·tial       [kon-si-kwen-shuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
2.following as a logical conclusion or inference; logically consistent.
3.of consequence or importance: a consequential man in his field.
4.self-important; pompous.
[Origin: 1620–30; < L consequenti(a) consequence + -al1]

—Related forms
con·se·quen·ti·al·i·ty, con·se·quen·tial·ness, noun
con·se·quen·tial·ly, adverb
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con·se·quen·tial       (kŏn'sĭ-kwěn'shəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Following as an effect, result, or conclusion; consequent.
  2. Having important consequences; significant: "The year's only really consequential legislation was the reform of Social Security" (New York Times).
    1. Important; influential: a consequential figure in the academic community.
    2. Pompous; self-important.

con'se·quen'ti·al'i·ty (-shē-āl'ĭ-tē), con'se·quen'tial·ness n., con'se·quen'tial·ly adv.
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consequential

adjective
having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: con·se·quen·tial
Pronunciation: "kän-si-'kwen-ch&l
Function: adjective
: of the nature of an indirect or secondary result

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Consequential

Con`se*quen"tial\, a. 1. Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent.

All that is revealed in Scripture has a consequential necessity of being believed . . . because it is of divine authority. --Locke.

These kind of arguments . . . are highly consequential and concludent to my purpose. --Sir M. Hale.

2. Assuming or exhibiting an air of consequence; pretending to importance; pompous; self-important; as, a consequential man. See Consequence, n., 4.

His stately and consequential pace. --Sir W. Scott.

Consequential damage (Law) (a) Damage so remote as not to be actionable (b) Damage which although remote is actionable. (c) Actionable damage, but not following as an immediate result of an act.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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