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de facto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • de facto adjective Existing or holding power in reality, whether or not officially recognised or legally established.

Senses

de facto is used for these senses in English:

  • de facto In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.

de facto — full definition

  1. adjective Existing or holding power in reality, whether or not officially recognised or legally established.
  2. adverb In actual fact, as things really stand rather than as the law or the paperwork says.

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