[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

illation \illa"tion\, n. 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.
   the act or process of inferring from premises or reasons;
   perception of the connection between ideas; that which is
   inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.
   1913 webster

         fraudulent deductions or inconsequent illations from a
         false conception of things.              --sir t.
                                                  browne.
   1913 webster
see also:
in- tolerate infer 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

illation
     n : 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 syn: inference
see also:
inference 

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