Definitions for for all intents and purposes
for all in·tents and pur·pos·es

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1. for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposesadverb

   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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1. for all intents and purposesadverb

   For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.

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

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1. for all intents and purposes

   "For all intents and purposes" is an idiom used to convey that in practice or in effect, if not formally acknowledged, a situation is essentially or practically the same as if the literal truth were stated. It means in nearly all important aspects, circumstances or considerations.

How to pronounce for all intents and purposes?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of for all intents and purposes in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of for all intents and purposes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of for all intents and purposes in a Sentence

1. Andrew Cuomo:

   You have states that have legalized it now…. It is no longer a question of legal or illegal. It’s legal in Massachusetts. It may be legal in New Jersey. Which means for all intents and purposes it’s going to be here anyway.

2. Charles Lamb:

   The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days.

3. Donald Trump:

   It's a disgrace when every case gets filed in the 9th Circuit, that's not law. Every case in the 9th Circuit we get beaten and then we end up having to go to Supreme Court like the travel ban and we won. Every case, no matter where it is, they file is practically, for all intents and purposes, they file it in what's called the 9th Circuit. This was an Obama judge. I'll tell you what, it's not going to happen like this anymore.

4. Bruce Jenner:

   For all intents and purposes, I am a woman.

5. Steven Young:

   It's a lot easier to take plain ice cream mix and' dress it up' to become eggnog. For all intents and purposes, that's what eggnog has been.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=for all intents and purposes
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/For_All_Intents_and_Purposes
3. ^ ChatGPT
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