plural of consequent

(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently. / (sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.

An old-fashioned parlour game describing the meeting of a lady and gentleman and the ensuing events, each player in turn writing a part of the story, not knowing what the others have written.

plural of consequence

(transitive) To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause. / A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.

Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. / Of or pertaining to consequences. / (geology) Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.

(logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q." / An event which follows another.

The state or quality of being consequent.

(logic) A formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form: / If P, then Q. / Q. / Therefore, P.