Resulted

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

  Result \Re*sult"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resulted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Resulting}.] [F. r['e]sulter, fr. L. resultare,
     resultarum, to spring or leap back, v. intens. fr. resilire.
     See {Resile}.]
     1. To leap back; to rebound. [Obs.]
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              The huge round stone, resulting with a bound.
                                                    --Pope.
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     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.
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     3. To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts,
        arguments, premises, combination of circumstances,
        consultation, thought, or endeavor.
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              Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy
              and good life.                        --Tillotson.
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     {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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     Syn: To proceed; spring; rise; arise; ensue; terminate.
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