Consequence may refer to:
- In logic, consequence relation, also known as logical consequence, or entailment
- In operant conditioning, a result of some behavior
- Consequentialism, a theory in philosophy in which the morality of an act is determined by its effects
- Unintended consequence
- Punishment - an imposed consequence
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