for all intents and purposes

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Adverbial for all intents and purposes has 1 sense

for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposes - in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless"

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For All Intents and Purposes

Part of Speech: Phrase

Senses:

General Usage: In practical or functional terms; essentially.
Legal Usage: In effect; for all practical purposes.

Sample Sentences:

1. For all intents and purposes, the project is already completed.

2. He may not be the CEO, but for all intents and purposes, he runs the company.

3. The court determined that, for all intents and purposes, the defendant's actions constituted negligence.

4. The new law, for all intents and purposes, bans smoking in public places.

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