consequential Definition
con·se·quen·tial (kän′si kwen′s̸həl)
adjective
- following as an effect or inference
- important
- Rare acting important; pompous
Etymology: < L consequentia (see consequence) + -al
consequential Related Forms
con′·se·quen′·ti·al′·ity (-s̸hē al′ə tē) noun or con′·se·quen′·tial·ness
con′·se·quen′·tially adverb
consequential Synonyms
consequential Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- change: Regulation 16 amends Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations ( interpretation ) and makes amendments consequential on the changes referred to above.
- section: Amendments consequential on section 167. * * * * * PART III MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL * * * * * Interest etc. 178.
- making: Schedule 5 shall have effect for the purpose of making amendments which are consequential on the making of these Regulations.
- subsection: That provision is consequential on subsection ( 1 ).
- introduction: This is consequential on the introduction of the rolling register.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
make: The remaining regulations make amendments consequential to the above.
Modifies a noun
- amendment: Section 17 introduces Schedule 4 which makes a number of consequential amendments to the 1963 Act.
- loss: We shall not be liable to you for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whether suffered by you or your business.
- damage: In no event shall the company be liable for any special or consequential damages, loss or injury.
- compensation: We will not be able to afford to pay consequential loss compensation out of our block grant, which is insufficient for those purposes.
- alteration: Equal treatment rule: consequential alteration of schemes 65.
- provision: Consequential provision is made in article 6 to enable Immigration Officers to cancel entry clearances in certain circumstances.
Modifying Another Word
- particularly: The importance of structural position appears to be particularly consequential in the organizational field of biotechnology.
- merely: Women may be disposed to make a careful choice of mate, but babies, she thinks, are probably merely consequential.
Preposition: upon
damage: Insofar as the claims were consequential upon damage to the Darfur, the owners were not entitled to limit their liability.
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