de facto

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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
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"

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