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Definition of: effectual
(i·fek′ch·əl) adjective
1. Possessing or exercising adequate power to produce a designed effect; completely efficient; efficacious: effectual measures.
2. In force; legal, as a rule or law. See synonyms under POWERFUL. [<OF effectuel <LL effectualis <effectus. See EFFECT.]
—ef·fec′tu·al′i·ty (-al′ə·tē) noun
—ef·fec′·tu·al·ness noun
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