Effect
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Effect
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Meaning of Effect
The effect of a cause is anything which would not have happened but for that cause; and it is none the less an effect of such a cause because it has been developed by something supervening. To do; to make; to bring to pass or about; to execute; to enforce; to accomplish.
Synonyms of Effect
noun
consequence
development
effectuation
effectus
end product
end result
eventuation
eventus
final result
fruit
fruition
impact
issue
outcome
outgrowth
payoff
product
reaction
repercussion
response
result
resultant
resultant action
sequel
termination
upshot
Associated Concepts: cause and effect
chilling effect
effective procuring cause
force and effect
natural effect
personal effectsforeign phrases: Effectus sequitur causam
The effect follows the cause
Verba accipienda sunt cum effectu
ut sortiantur effectum
Words are to be received with effect
so that they may be productive of effect
Cessante causa
cessat effectus
The cause ceasing
the effect must cease
Cum quod ago non valet ut ago
valeat quantum valerepotest
When that which i do is of no effect as i do it
it shall be as effective as it can (otherwise) be made
Novaconstitutiofuturisformamimponeredebet non praeteritis
A new law ought to affect the future
not what is past
Nonefficitaffectusnisisequatureffectus
The intention amounts to nothing unless some effect follows
Verba accipienda ut sortiantur effectum
Words should be taken so that they may have some effect
Cuicunque aliquis quid concedit concedere videtur et id
sine quo res ipsa esse non potuit
Whoever grants anything to another is supposed to grant that also without which the grant itself would be of no effect
Juris affectus in executione consistit
The effectiveness of a law lies in its execution
Quando quod ago non valet ut ago
valeat quantum valere potest
When that which i do does not have effect as i do it
let it have as much effect as it can
Cessante ratione legis
cessat et ipsa lex
Where the reason for a law ceases
the law itself also ceases
Officit conatus si effectus sequatur
The attempt becomes of consequence
if the effect follows
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What is Going Into Effect of Act?
A definition of going into effect of act is: Becoming operative as a law.[1]
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Notes
"Going Into Effect of Act" in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)