for all intents and purposes

Alternative forms

 * sometimes misconstructed as "for all intensive purposes" or "for all intrinsic purposes".
 * sometimes misconstructed as "for all intensive purposes" or "for all intrinsic purposes".

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

Prepositional phrase

 * 1) For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect
 * For all intents and purposes the case is closed.
 * This treaty, for all intents and purposes, is no longer viable.
 * This treaty, for all intents and purposes, is no longer viable.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * German: im Grunde (genommen),
 * Hebrew: לכל דבר, לכל דבר ועניין
 * Latin: effectū
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: para todos os efeitos
 * Spanish: a todos los efectos