We explain what implication is, its meanings and various examples. Also, differences with implication.
Implication is the degree to which someone is involved in an issue.What is implication?
The words implication and implication are synonymous words that are used for a wide spectrum of meanings, among which three seem to be the main ones:
- Action and effect of getting involved in some matter, voluntarily or by the work of third parties: "Mario did not want to get involved in the union protest."
- Consequence or sequel, that is, something that happens after something else and because of it: "The union protest had enormous implications for the fate of the company."
- In the legal language of certain Spanish-speaking countries (especially Chile and Uruguay), the term is synonymous with incompatibility or contradiction between someone's public duties and their personal interests: "There was a notorious implication in the Pietri case, since the designated prosecutor was the godson of one of the victims.”
These words come from the Latin word implication, composed of the prefix in- (“inwards”) and the verb I will plead (“fold or fold”), that is, “fold inward” as someone who is intertwined or makes a mess, or contains something within himself.
For this reason, today this word is used in academic fields, such as the logic or the psychoanalytic, to say that something leads to something else or carries it with it. For example: "p implies q" (p → q) is one of the typical forms of expression of symbolic logic, and means that there is a verifiable relationship between p and q, such that if something happens in the first, it will also have a consequence in the second.
Some other examples of using these words in a sentence are as follows:
- "Silence in the face of an accusation is not an implication of guilt in the crime."
- "They arrested a bystander without ever proving his involvement in the case."
- "As an implication of prolonged rains, there was an increase in dengue cases."
- "There is no implication between the zodiac sign and the personality of the people."
- "What implications would reducing the working day to six hours have on society?"
Implication or implication?
Both implicancia and implicación are formally accepted words in Spanish, at least as understood by the Royal Spanish Academy, and are basically synonymous. The only relevant distinction between one and the other is that "implication" has a majority use in the Spanish-speaking countries of America, while "implication" has a majority use in the Spanish-speaking countries of Europe.