consequences

1.

a result or effect of an action or condition.

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many have been laid off from work as a consequence of the administration's policies
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cause
2.

importance or relevance.

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the past is of no consequence
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importanceimportsignificanceaccountmomentsubstancenotemarkprominencevalueweightconcerninterestgravityseriousness
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