DE FACTO


Meaning of DE FACTO in English

[de fac.to] adv [ML, lit., from the fact] (1601): in reality: actually

[2]de facto adj (1696) 1: actual; esp: being such in effect though not formally recognized "a de facto state of war"

2: exercising power as if legally constituted "a de facto government"

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