im·ply /im-'plī/ vt im·plied, im·ply·ing
1: to recognize as existing by inference or necessary consequence esp. on legal or equitable grounds
in ordinary circumstances...the law would imply that it was the duty of the hospital to use due care — Haase v. Starnes, 915 S.W.2d 675 (1996)
2: to make known indirectly
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.