\Con`se*cu"tion\, n. [L. consecutio. See {Consequent}.] 1. A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence. --Sir M. Hale. 2. A succession or series of any kind. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton. {Month of consecution} (Astron.), a month as reckoned from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another.