illation

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illation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Illation \Il*la"tion\, n. [L. illatio, fr. illatus, used as p.
     p. of inferre to carry or bring in, but from a different
     root: cf. F. illation. See 1st In-, and Tolerate, and cf.
     Infer.]
     The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons;
     perception of the connection between ideas; that which is
     inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Fraudulent deductions or inconsequent illations from a
           false conception of things.              --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
     [1913 Webster]

illation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  illation
      n 1: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a
           logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence
           and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct
           observation [syn: inference, illation]