illation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    inference.

WordNet

Il*la"tion noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.
    Fraudulent deductions or inconsequent illations from a false conception of things. Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1913