Definitions for to all intents and purposes
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Princeton's WordNet
for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposes(adverb)
in every practical sense
"to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless"
Wiktionary
to all intents and purposes(Adverb)
For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.
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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