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Definition of Consequential
1. Adjective. Having important issues or results. "An eventful decision"
Definition of Consequential
1. a. Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent.
Definition of Consequential
1. Adjective. following as a result ¹
2. Adjective. having significant consequences; of importance ¹
3. Adjective. something which is important or significant ¹
4. Adjective. someone who is self-important ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Consequential
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Consequential
Literary usage of Consequential
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook on the Law of Damages by William Benjamin Hale, Roger William Cooley (1912)
"consequential losses are the indirect losses caused by a wrong, ... PROXIMATE AND
REMOTE consequential LOSSES—consequential losses are proximate when the ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"The sense of consequential meaning “important” was rejected by some two thirds
... “Of consequence” is part of the definition in the OED at consequential 5; ..."
3. An Abridgment of the Law of Nisi Prius by William Selwyn (1838)
"XI I. consequential DAMAGES. Of Actions on the Case for consequential Damages,
and herein of the general Rule for distinguishing Actions of Trespass vi et ..."
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