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consequential Definition

con·se·quen·tial (kän′si kwens̸həl)

adjective

  1. following as an effect or inference
  2. important
  3. Rare acting important; pompous

Etymology: < L consequentia (see consequence) + -al

consequential Related Forms

con′·se·quen′·ti·al·ity (-s̸hē alə tē) noun or con′·se·quen·tial·ness con′·se·quen·tially adverb

consequential Synonyms

consequential

modif.

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.