ALL meanings of to all intents and purposes
in·tent
T t - noun to all intents and purposes something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds. 1
- noun to all intents and purposes the act or fact of intending, as to do something: criminal intent. 1
- noun to all intents and purposes Law. the state of a person's mind that directs his or her actions toward a specific object. 1
- noun to all intents and purposes meaning or significance. 1
- idioms to all intents and purposes to / for all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes; practically speaking; virtually: The book is, to all intents and purposes, a duplication of earlier efforts. 1
- noun to all intents and purposes for all practical purposes; virtually 0
- noun to all intents and purposes in almost every respect; practically; virtually 0