1. following as a result or effect

1. a result or effect of something
Usage: formal

Examples

• The flooding and consequent damage cost millions to repair.
• Higher taxes and the consequent public outcry dominated the news.
• The company’s poor decisions and consequent bankruptcy surprised no one.
• Traffic delays were consequent upon the road construction.
• The consequent of his reckless behavior was immediate dismissal.
• She studied the antecedent and its consequent in the logical argument.