1. In actuality or reality or fact
   "in effect, they had no choice"
   - effectively

1. Exerting force or influence
   "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
   - effective, good, in force

See also: operative

• murder mystery
• murder suspect
• murdered
• murderee
• murderer
• murderess
• murderous
• murderously
• murderousness
• Murdoch
• mure
• murex
• muriate
• muriatic
• muriatic acid
• Muridae
• Muriel Sarah Spark
• Muriel Spark
• Murillo
• murine
• murine typhus
• Muritaniya
• murk
• murkily
• murkiness