con·se·cu·tion 
(kŏn′sĭ-kyshən)
(kŏn′sĭ-kyshən)n.
1. A sequence or succession.
2. Logic The relation of consequent to antecedent; deduction.
[Middle English consecucioun, attainment, from Latin cōnsecūtiō, cōnsecūtiōn-, orderly sequence, from cōnsecūtus, past participle of cōnsequī, to follow closely; see CONSEQUENT.]