Definition of de facto. Meaning of de facto. Synonyms of de facto

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Definition of de facto

De facto
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.
De facto
Facto Fac"to, adv. [L., ablative of factum deed, fact.] (Law) In fact; by the act or fact. De facto. (Law) See De facto.

Meaning of de facto from wikipedia

- De facto (/deɪ ˈfæktoʊ, di -, də -/, day FAK-toh, dee -⁠, də -⁠; Latin: [deː ˈfaktoː] ; lit. 'in fact') describes practices that exist in reality, regardless...
- A de facto standard is a custom or convention that is commonly used even though its use is not required. De facto is a Latin phrase (literally "of fact")...
- used in contrast with de facto ('in fact'), which describes situations that exist in reality, even if not formally recognized. De jure is a Latin expression...
- De Facto (alternatively spelt as DeFacto) is an American dub reggae band which has included Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodríguez-López, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens...
- are still not in constant contact). Additionally, there are states where de facto control is contested or where it is not exercised over their whole area...
- A de facto currency is a unit of money that is not legal tender in a country but is treated as such by most of the po****ce. The United States dollar and...
- doubly landlocked (Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan), and three landlocked de facto states in the world. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country...
- reside, do not have English as an official language de jure, but English is considered their de facto official language because it dominates in these countries...
- Look up de facto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. De facto is a Latin expression that means "by [the] fact". De Facto may also refer to: De Facto (band)...
- A de facto emb****y is an office or organisation that serves de facto as an emb****y in the absence of normal or official diplomatic relations among countries...