implication

/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

EFFECT [C] › a result or effect that seems likely in the future: [usually plural] financial/health implications This scheme has serious implications for the local economy.

SUGGESTION [C, U] › when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly: The implication was that the school had to do much better or it would be closed.

INVOLVEMENT [U] › when something or someone is implicated in something bad

(Definition of implication noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)