[kon-si-kwens, -kwuh
ns] 
| 1. | the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving. |
| 2. | an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome. |
| 3. | the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference. |
| 4. | importance or significance: a matter of no consequence. |
| 5. | importance in rank or position; distinction: a man of great consequence in art. |
| 6. | in consequence, consequently; as a result; hence: He withdrew from the world, and in consequence was forgotten. |
| 7. | in consequence of, as a result of; on account of: A trial was held in consequence of the investigation. |