'De facto' definitions:
Definition of 'de facto'
From: WordNet
adverb
In reality or fact; "the result was, de facto, a one- party system"
adjective
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" [ant: de jure]
Definition of 'De facto'
From: GCIDE
- Facto \Fac"to\, adv. [L., ablative of factum deed, fact.] (Law) In fact; by the act or fact. [1913 Webster]
- De facto. (Law) See De facto. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'De facto'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'de facto'
From: Moby Thesaurus