effect

: something that is produced by an agent or cause

: personal property 1 at property : goods the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures —U.S. Constitution amend. IV

: the quality or state of being operative when the new law goes into effect

: to cause to come into being

: to bring about often by surmounting obstacles effect a settlement of the dispute

: to put into operation the duty of the legislature to effect the will of the citizens