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| de fac·to [ di fáktō, day fáktō ] |
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in fact: in fact, whether with a legal right or not
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as though rightful: acting or existing in fact but without legal sanction
  the de facto rules of the country
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin, "in fact," literally "from what is done"] |
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