consequence vs principle

consequence

noun
  • Importance, value, or influence. 

  • That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause. 

  • A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. 

  • Chain of causes and effects; consecution. 

  • Importance with respect to what comes after. 

  • The power to influence or produce an effect. 

  • A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant. 

verb
  • To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour. 

principle

noun
  • Moral rule or aspect. 

  • A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality. 

  • A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem. 

  • A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied. 

  • Bernoulli's Principle 

  • An original faculty or endowment. 

  • A fundamental assumption or guiding belief. 

  • A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause. 

verb
  • To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct. 

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