An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
consecution; chain of causes and effects.
conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.
To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.
The goal of consequencing is to teach the child a lesson that leads to positive choices and behaviors. The goal of punishment is to inflict pain and seek revenge. Angry parenting is punitive and ineffectual.
From Middle English consequence, from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia. While analysable as con- + sequence, its adjective form has a different origin.
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