de facto

de fac·to  (d fkt, d)

adv.

In reality or fact; actually.

adj.

1. Actual: de facto segregation.

2. Exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established: a de facto government; a de facto nuclear storage facility.

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[Latin d fact : d, from, according to + fact, ablative of factum, fact.]

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de facto [deɪ ˈfæktəʊ]

adv

in fact

adj

existing in fact, whether legally recognized or not a de facto regime Compare de jure

n pl -tos

Austral and NZ a de facto husband or wife

[Latin]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	de facto - existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war" real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow de jure - by right; according to law; "de jure recognition of the new government"
Adv.	1.	de facto - in reality or fact; "the result was, de facto, a one-party system"

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de facto

adjective

actual, real, effective, existing a de facto recognition of the republic's independence

adverb

in fact, really, actually, in effect, in reality Unification has now de facto replaced the signing of such a treaty.

Translations

de facto [deɪˈfæktəʊ] ADJ & ADV → de facto, de hecho

de facto [ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ]

adj (= effective) → de fait

adv (= effectively) → de facto

de facto

adj adv → de facto

de facto [deɪˈfæktəʊ] adj & adv (frm) → de facto inv

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de facto [deɪˈfæktəʊ] adj & adv (frm) → de facto inv