consequence
con•se•quence (kän´sikwens´, -kwəns) n.
[[OFr < L consequentia < consequens, prp. of consequi, to follow after < com-, with + sequi, to follow: see sequent]]
1 a result of an action, process, etc.; outcome or effect, often, specif., an adverse one
2 a logical result or conclusion; inference
3 the relation of effect to cause
4 importance as a cause or influence
5 importance in rank; influence
—SYN. effect, importance
—in consequence (of) as a result (of)
—take the consequences to accept the adverse results of one's actions
