1. (n.) The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.

2. (n.) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.

absorption accusal accusation accusing affective meaning allegation allegement allegory allusion arcane meaning arraignability arraignableness arraignment assault association assumption attack bearing bill of particulars blame blameworthiness bloody hands bringing of charges bringing to book broad hint burden censurability censurableness censure charge chargeability citation clue coloration coloring complaint complicity conclusion connection connotation consequence count criminality cue culpability delation denotation denouncement denunciation dirty hands drift effect embarrassment engagement enmeshment entailment entanglement essence extension force gentle hint gesture gist glimmer glimmering grammatical meaning guilt guiltiness guilty conscience hint idea impact impeachability impeachableness impeachment implied meaning import impugnment imputation inclusion incrimination inculpation index indication indictability indictableness indictment inference information inkling innuendo insinuation intension intimation involution involvement ironic suggestion kick lawsuit laying of charges lexical meaning literal meaning look meaning metaphorical sense nod nuance nudge occult meaning onus overtone peccancy pertinence pith plaint point practical consequence presumption presupposition prompt prosecution purport range of meaning real meaning red-handedness reference referent relation relevance reprehensibility reproach reproachableness reprovability reprovableness scent scope semantic cluster semantic field sense sign signal significance signification significatum signifie span of meaning spirit spoor structural meaning subsense subsidiary sense substance subsumption suggestion suit sum sum and substance supposition suspicion symbolic meaning symbolism symptom taxing telltale tenor tinge totality of associations touch track transferred meaning true bill unadorned meaning undercurrent undermeaning undertone unspoken accusation value veiled accusation whisper wink