1in·tent 
/ɪnˈtɛnt/ noun
plural in·tents /ɪnˈtɛnt/ noun [count] : the thing that you plan to do or achieve : an aim or purpose
▪ She thinks I'm trying to make things difficult for her, but that's not my intent. ▪ What was the the writer's intent? ▪ The intent of the law is to protect consumers. ▪ He was charged with assault with intent to kill.
▪ She thinks I'm trying to make things difficult for her, but that's not my intent. ▪ What was the the writer's intent? ▪ The intent of the law is to protect consumers. ▪ He was charged with assault with intent to kill.
to all intents and purposes also US for all intents and purposes
— used to say that one thing has the same effect or result as something else ▪ Their decision to begin bombing was, to all intents and purposes, a declaration of war.
