Illation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  illation
       n : 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}]