Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legal effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: legal -ef-fect
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state or course of things.

noun

The condition of having any influence on the legal state of things, of being legally in force.

Example Sentences

"16 CFR § 698.2"

Inflected Forms

legal effects (plural)

Synonyms

legal consequence legal effect and consequence legal force

Questions

What does legal effect mean?: A particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state or course of things.

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