From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishramificationram‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion /ˌræmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable usually plural] formal RESULTan additional result of something you do, which may not have been clear when you first decided to do it → implications, implication an agreement which was to have significant ramifications for British politicsramification of the practical ramifications of taking on a new joblegal/political/economic etc ramifications the environmental ramifications of the road-building program
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ramification• Given the serious clinical ramifications, most attention has been justifiably directed at determining whether antihypertensive treatments are carcinogenic.• Meanwhile, the huge snowstorm that hit the East Coast Sunday is having credit ramifications for many municipalities.• The full ramifications are well beyond the scope of this chapter.• This ongoing evolution of the Internet has ramifications for the types of commercial activities it can offer.• He reminds us that safety lapses can have ramifications beyond ourselves.• As yet nobody knows what its ramifications will be, though it is clear they will be enormous.• The political ramifications of resourcing and decision-making likewise can not be ignored.• The McVeigh case must be regarded as a watershed, both in terms of its specific ramifications and its general implications.• At the time, I was not aware of the ramifications of my actions.have ... ramifications• He reminds us that safety lapses can have ramifications beyond ourselves.• The decision is likely to have ramifications in the chains v independents war that stretch beyond the world of bookselling.• This strange, unsolicited statement was to have further ramifications later on.• The potential for a recession across most regions of the world will have ramifications for the prospects of expatriates in gainful employment. 