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Definition of Consequential

Consequential
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.

Meaning of Consequential from wikipedia

- In moral philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the...
- Look up consequential in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Consequential may refer to: Consequential mood, a verb form in Eskaleut languages As an adjective...
- Consequential damages, otherwise known as special damages, are damages that can be proven to have occurred because of the failure of one party to meet...
- The consequential mood (abbreviated CNSQ, less often CNS or CQO) is a verb form used in some Eskaleut languages to mark dependent adverbial clauses for...
- State consequentialism is a modern minority theoretical interpretation of Mohist consequentialist ethics in Sinology, often intersecting with Chinese Legalism...
- The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the Financial Services Authority (FSA)...
- Consequential strangers are personal connections other than family and close friends. Also known as "peripheral" or "weak" ties, they lie in the broad...
- rule-based ethics. Deontological ethics is commonly contrasted to consequentialism, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, and pragmatic ethics. In this terminology...
- The Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which legislated for the establishment of the devolved Scottish Parliament...
- The Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act enabled the British Government to sell shares in Royal Mail...