Illation

//əˈleɪʃ(ə)n// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction. countable, uncountable

    "Now herein there seems to be a very erroneous Illation: from the Indulgence of God unto Cain, concluding an immunity unto himself […]"

  2. 2
    the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation wordnet

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conclusionconsequencecorollarydeductionderivationinduction

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"Now herein there seems to be a very erroneous Illation: from the Indulgence of God unto Cain, concluding an immunity unto himself […]"

Etymology

From Latin illātiō (“logical inference, deduction, conclusion”), from illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).

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