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What does to all intents and purposes mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word to all intents and purposes? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic, Britain) For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.
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I feel that this is a serious mistake and that, now, the mobile telephone service is to all intents and purposes a service of general interest.
But as Harold says, to all intents and purposes, they are very accepting of Camilla.
Just because the war is to all intents and purposes over doesn't mean that this is a dead issue.
But to all intents and purposes that is exactly what the government initially did.
Now that the reclassification is to all intents and purposes complete, the next phase of the reform can be addressed actively.
The General Election campaign, to all intents and purposes, is well underway.

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