for all intents and purposes

Meaning

Prepositional phrase

For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect

Related

Similar words

effectively, essentially, in essence, in effect, practically, virtually

Origin

1500s, English law, originally “to all intents, constructions, and purposes” (found in an act adopted under Henry VIII in 1547).

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