ramifications

ramifications
NOUN
ramifications (plural noun)
a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome:
"any change is bound to have legal ramifications"
SIMILAR:
consequence
result

a subdivision of a complex structure or process perceived as comparable to a tree's branches:
"an extended family with its ramifications of neighboring in-laws"
formal
technical
the action or state of ramifying or being ramified:
"a coronary angiogram showed ramification of the right coronary artery close to the ostium"

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ramification
 
noun
 

a complicated or unexpected additional result of an action, decision, or event

die Auswirkung

Bedeutungen (2)
das Sichauswirken
Wirkung, sich auswirkende Folge
BEISPIELE
negative Auswirkungen sind nicht auszuschliessen
die Auswirkungen der Entdeckung sind noch nicht abzusehen

Bilanz, Effekt, Ergebnis, Fazit

The court case could have significant ramifications for the fuel industry.
(Translation of ramification from the PASSWORD English–German Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

EXAMPLES of ramification
ramification
The elementary ramifications of this are deduced and comparisons made with experiment.
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These findings have interesting theoretical and practical ramifications.
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A rich vein has been opened, branching in a thousand ramifications, and fertile in results of the deepest interest.
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The episodic level has also been shown to have ramifications on the use of linguistic forms.
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Most traditional news outlets focused primarily on military tactics and the political ramifications of the attacks.
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Providing information in response to questions that transgress the implicit boundaries of acceptability has potential ramifications.
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These organisms are an important source of nutrition for fish and this has important ramifications for parasite transmission.
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Political and religious reformation had different ramifications in different places.
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