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5 definitions for de facto From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
De facto \De` fac"to\ [L.]
Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, --
distinguished from a king de jure, or by right.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Facto \Fac"to\, adv. [L., ablative of factum deed, fact.] (Law)
In fact; by the act or fact.
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De facto. (Law) See De facto.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
de facto
adj : existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de
facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by
law"; "a de facto state of war" [syn: actual, factual]
[ant: de jure]
adv : in reality or fact; "the result was, de facto, a one-party
system"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "de facto":
absolute, actual, actually, authentic, factual, for real, genuine,
genuinely, historical, honest-to-God, positive, real, really,
substantial, true, truly, undeniable, veritable, veritably
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :
DE FACTO, i. e. in deed. A term used to denote a thing actually done; a president of the United States de facto is one in the exercise of the executive power, and is distinguished from one, who being legally entitled to such power is ejected from it; the latter would be a president de jure. An officer de facto is frequently considered as an officer de jure, and his official acts are of equal validity. 10 S. & R. 250; 4 Binn. R. 371; 11 S. & R. 411, 414; Coxe, 318; 9 Mass. 231; 10 Mass. 290; 15 Mass. 180; 5 Pick. 487. Request more information on de facto |
