1. A consequence or result that cannot be avoided or prevented; an unavoidable outcome
The inescapable effect of climate change is rising sea levels.
O efeito inevitável das mudanças climáticas é o aumento do nível do mar.
2. In legal or logical contexts, a necessary and unpreventable consequence that follows from an action or condition
The inescapable effect of the court's ruling was to overturn the previous decision.
O efeito inevitável da decisão do tribunal foi anular a decisão anterior.