Consequence, or a consequence is the concept of a resulting effect (cf. cause and effect, arising from another action. In general terms, it's used to indicate that all human actions, particularly crime and sin, have profound effects. Consequentialism, in Philosophy concerns mainly about what would happen due to the act that's done and regards the act itself as being of less importance Logical consequence (also syntactic consequence), a formula that follows from other formulas called its premises… (More on Consequence)