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legal effect

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: legal consequence, legal effect and consequence

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 16 CFR § 698.2

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: legal force

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 法律效力 (fǎlǜ xiàolì) — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Dutch: rechtsgevolg — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Finnish: oikeusvaikutus — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • French: effet juridique — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • German: Rechtsfolge — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • German: Rechtswirkung — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Hungarian: joghatás — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Hungarian: jogkövetkezmény — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Italian: effetto giuridico — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Polish: skutek prawny — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Russian: правово́е после́дствие (pravovóje poslédstvije) — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Serbo-Croatian: pravna posledica — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Serbo-Croatian: pravna posljedica — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Spanish: efecto jurídico — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things
  • Swedish: rättslig verkan — a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things