ram ‧ i ‧ fi ‧ ca ‧ tion /ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃ ə n, ˌræmɪfəˈkeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural] formal
an additional result of something you do, which may not have been clear when you first decided to do it ⇨ implications , implication :
an agreement which was to have significant ramifications for British politics
ramification of
the practical ramifications of taking on a new job
legal/political/economic etc ramifications
the environmental ramifications of the road-building program