De facto

De facto (/d ˈfækt, di -, də -/ day FAK-toh, dee -⁠, də -⁠,[1] Latin: [deː ˈfaktoː] ; lit.'in fact') describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms.[2][3] It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with de jure ("by law").

  1. ^ Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary. S.v. "de facto Archived 2021-01-24 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved January 12, 2018
  2. ^ "de facto". Dictionary.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ See I. 3. "de facto". Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 1989.

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