RESULT
verb
Synonyms
proceed; spring; rise; arise; ensue; terminate.
Definitions
- 1. To leap back; to rebound. [Obs.] The huge round stone, resulting with a bound. Pope.
- 2. To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; -- followed by in; as, this measure will result in good or in evil.
- 3. To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought, or endeavor. Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life. Tillotson. Resulting trust (Law), a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party granting an estate. The phrase is also applied to a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party who advances the purchase money of an estate, etc. Bouvier. -- Resulting use (Law), a use which, being limited by the deed, expires or can not vest, and thence returns to him who raised it. Bouvier.
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Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025