Ramification
noun
A consequence or outcome that happens as a result of an action or decision.
The ramification of the new law will affect many people.
Often appears as...
- serious ramification
- legal ramification
noun
A branch or offshoot from a main stem, like a plant or nerve system.
The tree has many ramifications that reach out in all directions.
Often appears as...
- branch ramification
- ramification pattern
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noun
A consequence or outcome that happens as a result of an action or decision.
The ramification of the new law will affect many people.
Often appears as...
- serious ramification
- legal ramification
noun
A branch or offshoot from a main stem, like a plant or nerve system.
The tree has many ramifications that reach out in all directions.
Often appears as...
- branch ramification
- ramification pattern
Usage tips
Technical
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Action Link
Think of 'ramification' as a chain reaction from a decision or action.
Considering the possible ramifications, she decided to consult a lawyer.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Negative
'Ramification' is frequently used to imply negative consequences.
He didn't anticipate the severe ramifications of skipping class.
Pro Tip 3/3Scope of Impact
The impact of ramifications can range from personal to global scale.
The environmental ramifications of deforestation are worldwide.
Pro Tip 1/3Action Link
Think of 'ramification' as a chain reaction from a decision or action.
Considering the possible ramifications, she decided to consult a lawyer.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Negative
'Ramification' is frequently used to imply negative consequences.
He didn't anticipate the severe ramifications of skipping class.
Pro Tip 3/3Scope of Impact
The impact of ramifications can range from personal to global scale.
The environmental ramifications of deforestation are worldwide.
Pro Tip 1/3Action Link
Think of 'ramification' as a chain reaction from a decision or action.
Considering the possible ramifications, she decided to consult a lawyer.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Negative
'Ramification' is frequently used to imply negative consequences.
He didn't anticipate the severe ramifications of skipping class.
Pro Tip 3/3Scope of Impact
The impact of ramifications can range from personal to global scale.
The environmental ramifications of deforestation are worldwide.
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The transformative power...
to help understand the political ramifications of the world they're creating. This is the sort of astounding set of experiences, well beyond what we might have imagined, that are now going to be possible. And that's just the first step in this technology. So if we step beyond that, what happens? Well, computer science tends to be all exponential,
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Leyla Acaroglu: Paper...
They burn the electronic waste in open spaces. These are communities, and this is happening all over the world. And because we don't see the ramifications of the choices that we make as designers, as businesspeople, as consumers, then these kinds of externalities happen, and these are people's lives.
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How the US government...
and that means the law is more important than ever before. The law is supposed to say when the government has permission to do it, and it's supposed to ensure that there's some kind of ramification. We notice when those laws are broken and there's some of kind of ramification or punishment.
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What causes an economic...
a long-lasting downturn with global ramifications that last years, or anything in between. Complicating matters further, there are countless variables that contribute to an economy’s health, making it difficult to pinpoint specific causes. So it helps to start with the big
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Climate Change 101 with...
media climate change as we know it today is change in our Earth's overall temperature with massive and permanent ramifications although its consequences can be planet threatening scientists still believe there are things we can do on a personal level to help recycle and
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Hendrik Poinar: Bring...
it feels like you're reticent there, and yet you've given us a vision of it being so possible. What's your reticence? Hendrik I don't think it's reticence. I think it's just that we have to think very deeply about the implications, ramifications of our actions,
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Mapping the Highest Peak...
the kumbu glacier has receded it's probably dropped tens of meters in its elevation so it's had a ice loss that's really pronounced for such a short time period this is a global issue that's going to have global ramifications every person in the world will be
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that would otherwise spread and cause huge livestock losses and diseases in other animals. Recent studies have shown that in areas where there are no vultures, carcasses take up to three to four times to decompose, and this has huge ramifications
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This Tiny Beetle Is...
America have been killed it changes water dynamics it changes habitat for wildlife and so the effect of losing these trees could have massive ramifications for a lot of things we don't typically think about so many
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
fashion show and this is its most commercial and let's say accessible ramification swiss shoe with the
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The transformative power...
to help understand the political ramifications of the world they're creating. This is the sort of astounding set of experiences, well beyond what we might have imagined, that are now going to be possible. And that's just the first step in this technology. So if we step beyond that, what happens? Well, computer science tends to be all exponential,
Video examples
Leyla Acaroglu: Paper...
They burn the electronic waste in open spaces. These are communities, and this is happening all over the world. And because we don't see the ramifications of the choices that we make as designers, as businesspeople, as consumers, then these kinds of externalities happen, and these are people's lives.
Video examples
How the US government...
and that means the law is more important than ever before. The law is supposed to say when the government has permission to do it, and it's supposed to ensure that there's some kind of ramification. We notice when those laws are broken and there's some of kind of ramification or punishment.
Video examples
What causes an economic...
a long-lasting downturn with global ramifications that last years, or anything in between. Complicating matters further, there are countless variables that contribute to an economy’s health, making it difficult to pinpoint specific causes. So it helps to start with the big
Video examples
Climate Change 101 with...
media climate change as we know it today is change in our Earth's overall temperature with massive and permanent ramifications although its consequences can be planet threatening scientists still believe there are things we can do on a personal level to help recycle and
Video examples
Hendrik Poinar: Bring...
it feels like you're reticent there, and yet you've given us a vision of it being so possible. What's your reticence? Hendrik I don't think it's reticence. I think it's just that we have to think very deeply about the implications, ramifications of our actions,
Video examples
Mapping the Highest Peak...
the kumbu glacier has receded it's probably dropped tens of meters in its elevation so it's had a ice loss that's really pronounced for such a short time period this is a global issue that's going to have global ramifications every person in the world will be
Video examples
Munir Virani: Why I love...
that would otherwise spread and cause huge livestock losses and diseases in other animals. Recent studies have shown that in areas where there are no vultures, carcasses take up to three to four times to decompose, and this has huge ramifications
Video examples
This Tiny Beetle Is...
America have been killed it changes water dynamics it changes habitat for wildlife and so the effect of losing these trees could have massive ramifications for a lot of things we don't typically think about so many
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
fashion show and this is its most commercial and let's say accessible ramification swiss shoe with the
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Lance Henriksen
American Actor
In a way, being born is a sort of ecological contagion. When you have longevity of family, we remember our grandfathers and maybe our great-grandfathers. We somehow don't have the capacity in modern life to remember further than that. All of the ramifications of their lives have an effect on us, and we're not aware of it.
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Tansy Rayner Roberts
Australian Writer
What do I want in a good fantasy book? Court politics and social interactions based around houses and cities. Powerful women and devious men. Drama and action with emotional ramifications. Frocks. Kissing. Swords. An intense impression of history in the world-building.
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John Pomfret
American Journalist
And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever.
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Bob Barr
American Politician
Going to war against Iran - whether one calls such a move 'surgical' or 'total' - would be an extremely serious undertaking; with worldwide economic, military, diplomatic and human ramifications in both the short- and the long-term.
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Ryan Gosling
Canadian Actor
I feel it's important to show that one thing that you do doesn't define you as a human being. It doesn't mean there aren't ramifications or you shouldn't pay for that but its not who you are.
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Brian Stelfreeze
American Artist
Wakanda is the Marvel world's most technologically advanced nation, and offensives there can have ramifications everywhere, so that leaves open great possibilities for cameos.
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Jane Lindskold
American Writer
The sad thing is that, for many writers of fantasy fiction, the inclusion of magic seems to mean that logical ramifications and real-world laws both go out the window.
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Holly Hunter
American Actress
Characters never live with me in film the way they do on stage, and they have certain ramifications that movies just never have.
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Konkona Sen Sharma
Indian Actress
Motherhood is exhausting, but you get to know the deeper ramifications of it as you go along.
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Piyush Goyal
Indian Politician
Ramifications of small decisions can be pretty large.
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Lance Henriksen
American Actor
In a way, being born is a sort of ecological contagion. When you have longevity of family, we remember our grandfathers and maybe our great-grandfathers. We somehow don't have the capacity in modern life to remember further than that. All of the ramifications of their lives have an effect on us, and we're not aware of it.
Quote examples
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Australian Writer
What do I want in a good fantasy book? Court politics and social interactions based around houses and cities. Powerful women and devious men. Drama and action with emotional ramifications. Frocks. Kissing. Swords. An intense impression of history in the world-building.
Quote examples
John Pomfret
American Journalist
And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever.
Quote examples
Bob Barr
American Politician
Going to war against Iran - whether one calls such a move 'surgical' or 'total' - would be an extremely serious undertaking; with worldwide economic, military, diplomatic and human ramifications in both the short- and the long-term.
Quote examples
Ryan Gosling
Canadian Actor
I feel it's important to show that one thing that you do doesn't define you as a human being. It doesn't mean there aren't ramifications or you shouldn't pay for that but its not who you are.
Quote examples
Brian Stelfreeze
American Artist
Wakanda is the Marvel world's most technologically advanced nation, and offensives there can have ramifications everywhere, so that leaves open great possibilities for cameos.
Quote examples
Jane Lindskold
American Writer
The sad thing is that, for many writers of fantasy fiction, the inclusion of magic seems to mean that logical ramifications and real-world laws both go out the window.
Quote examples
Holly Hunter
American Actress
Characters never live with me in film the way they do on stage, and they have certain ramifications that movies just never have.
Quote examples
Konkona Sen Sharma
Indian Actress
Motherhood is exhausting, but you get to know the deeper ramifications of it as you go along.
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Piyush Goyal
Indian Politician
Ramifications of small decisions can be pretty large.
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