Imply /(?)/
Im·ply
Imply
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Implied; p. pr. & vb. n. Implying
- To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.]
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To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting.
Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious intention is implied.
When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . . the act of hiring implies an obligation and a promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward for his services.
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To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.]
Whence might this distaste arise? If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will. To which I most imply it.