de facto [
dei'fæktəʊ]
a. 事实上的, 实际的
de facto[ adj ]- existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not
<adj.all>
de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law
a de facto state of war
[ adv ]- in reality or fact
<adv.all>
the result was, de facto, a one-party system
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.
Facto \Fac"to\, adv. [L., ablative of factum deed, fact.] (Law)
In fact; by the act or fact.
{De facto}. (Law) See {De facto}.