FACTO

Definition: FACTO

FACTO

Adverb

1. In fact; by the act or fact.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "FACTO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Etymology: Facto \Fac"to\, adverb. [Latin expression, ablative of factum deed, fact.]. (Websters 1913)

Existence

Adverb: actually; Adjective: in fact, in point of fact, in reality; indeed; de facto, ipso facto.

Lateness

Slowly, leisurely, deliberately, at one's leisure; ex post facto; sine die.

The Past

Retrospectively; ere now, before now, till now; hitherto, heretofore; no longer; once, once upon a time; from time immemorial, from prehistoric times; in the memory of man; time out of mind; already, yet, up to this time; ex post facto.

Truth

Phrase: the truth is, the fact is; rem acu tetigisti; en suivant la verite; ex facto jus oritur; la verita e figlia del empo; locos y ninos dicen la verdad; nihil est veritatis luce dulcius; veritas nunquam perit; veritatem dies aperit; " the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth "; " just the facts, ma'am, just the facts.".

Crosswords: FACTO

Latin (accomplish, achievement, acquire, act, be made, become, bring about, cause, compose, create, deed, do, fact, fashion, happen, make, take place), Portuguese (fact).

De facto, night facto, the fact that they're facto-ing at all I find repulsive in the extreme. (Kath & Kim; writing credit: Gina Riley; Jane Turner)

Let me put this to you as simply as I can. You can avoid sentencing on these charges if you will testify that in fact, you were not the boss of North Jersey, that in fact, your nephew Anthony Soprano was and is. That he de facto controlled your capos with the backing of two of the new york families communicating through their emissary, John Sacrimoni. (The Sopranos; writing credit: Isabel Clara-Simo; Ram�n De Espa�a)

I-- I mean, anybody who marries a somebody who-- who-- who's a nobody-- becomes ipse facto uhh I mean, at any rate, it's entirely my business! (Wedding Rehearsal; writing credit: Lajos Bir�; George Grossmith)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Ipso facto : an International Poetry Society anthology (reference)

• Obesity Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Diseases and Other Problems Associated With Obesity, and Including Facts About Risk facto (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Let's Have Fun at the Ice-Cream Facto (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Shoot Out at the Fantasy Facto (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Two cases there are, I say, whereby a king, ipso facto, becomes no king, and loses all power and regal authority over his people; which are also taken notice of by Winzerus. (Second Treatise of Government)

Clause 3: No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed. (reference)

The constitution declares that "no bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed." (reference)

All the inhabitants of the territory which is returned to Denmark will acquire Danish nationality ipso facto, and will lose their German nationality. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

As such, Taiwan authorities set prices for all drugs and medical devices on a de facto basis. (references)

In addition, no provider of public communication services may receive access to the public wireline networks and public switches without a "cooperative agreement" with Ukrtelecom, which de facto has a local loop monopoly. (references)

Children

Korea

In a 1998 statement, the UNCRC criticized "de facto discrimination" in the country against children with disabilities. (references)

Hungary

Roma and other civic organizations highlighted the practice of placing Roma children in remedial education programs designed for children with mental disabilities or low academic performance, resulting in a form of de facto segregation. (references)

Korea

The UNCRC also expressed concern over de facto discrimination against children with disabilities and at the insufficient measures taken by the state party to ensure that these children have effective access to health, education, and social services, and to facilitate their full integration into society. (references)

Civil Liberties

Syria

There is a strict de facto separation of religious institutions and the state. (references)

Uzbekistan

The Government had not changed its often-stated stance that both groups enjoyed de facto registration. (references)

Russia

Russian Orthodoxy is considered in conservative nationalist circles as the de facto official religion of the country. (references)

Discrimination

Nepal

Disability, Language, or Social Status The Constitution specifies that the Government shall not discriminate against citizens on grounds of religion, race, sex, caste, or ideology; however, there still is a de facto caste system. (references)

Economic History

Greece

It also led to the de facto division of Cyprus. (references)

Cyprus

The political events of 1974 led to a de facto division of Cyprus. (references)

Human Rights

Israel and the occupied territories

Such facilities are intended to hold criminal detainees prior to trial but often become de facto prisons. (references)

Argentina

Judge Canicoba Corral has charged General Videla with involving Argentina in this illicit operation during his de facto presidency. (references)

Mexico

He endorsed the notion of a national accounting for alleged past government misconduct and urged an end to the widespread de facto impunity enjoyed by corrupt officials. (references)

Indigenous People

Suriname

Following demonstrations in July by veterans of the Jungle Commando, who played a large role in the insurgencies, their de facto leader Ronny Brunswijk met with the Minister of Regional Development. (references)

Minorities

Congo

Societal ethnic discrimination was prevalent among virtually all ethnic groups, and was evident in private sector hiring, buying patterns, and de facto segregation of many urban neighborhoods. (references)

Russia

Many citizens believe that at least nominal adherence to the Russian Orthodox Church is at the heart of what it means to be Russian, and Russian Orthodoxy is considered in conservative nationalist circles as the de facto official religion of the country. (references)

Political Economy

West Bank

In April 1999, the PC affirmed a de facto extension of the term of this transitional period. (references)

MALAYSIA

Government policy places a de facto ban on the formation of national unions in the electronics sector, but allows enterprise-level unions. (references)

NETHERLANDS

The law is expected to boost competition, improve transparency, and provide greater de facto access to a number of sectors for foreign companies. (references)

Political Rights

Somalia

In most regions, local clan leaders function as de facto rulers. (references)

Malaysia

However, de facto campaigning began long before the elections, and there is little evidence that the short official campaign period had much practical effect. (references)

Guatemala

However, Congress increased its relative power and independence under the leadership of FRG President of Congress and retired General Efrain Rios Montt, a former de facto President. (references)

Trade

China

Monopoly importers, such as those that exist for theatrical film imports, are able to establish de facto quotas. (references)

Uzbekistan

Foreign companies or foreign joint ventures importing capital goods with their own funds held outside Uzbekistan are also subject de facto to the import registration system. (references)

Greece

Greek testing methods for karnal bunt disease in U.S. wheat have served as a de facto ban on imports and transshipment of wheat for the last three years due to a high incidence of false positive results. (references)

Worker Rights

Kenya

Many COTU unions evolved into de facto ethnic groupings; however, this was no longer the case during the year. (references)

Somalia

There was no organized effort by any of the factions or de facto regional administrations to monitor acceptable conditions of work during the year. (references)

Pakistan

Some women sold in shops in Karachi reportedly are sent to Persian Gulf countries, where they are slaves; women sent to rural Pakistan reportedly are de facto slaves. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "FACTO": de facto ♦ de facto boundary ♦ de facto population ♦ de facto segregation ♦ de facto standard ♦ ex post facto ♦ ex post facto law ♦ ipso facto. Additional references.

Ending with "FACTO": de-facto.

Albanian

në të vërtetë (actually, as a matter of fact, authentically, de facto, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, in sooth, indeed, virtually), në fakt (as a matter of fact, de facto, in effect, practically), de fakto (de facto). (various references)

Arabic 

‏في ذات نفسه (ipso facto), ‏في الواقع (actually, as a matter of fact, as good as, by sheer force, de facto, factually, fundamentally, in effect, in fact, indeed, rather, reality, really, truly, truth), ‏فعلي (active, actual, de facto, effective, effectual, factual, intrinsic, intrinsical, practical, verbal), ‏واقعي (actual, concrete, de facto, down to earth, factual, hard, hardheaded, literal, naturalistic, pragmatic, pragmatist, prose, real, realistic, sober, tangible, true, virtual), ‏بحكم طبيعة الحال (ipso facto), ‏بحكم الطبيعة (ipso facto). (various references)

Bulgarian 

фактически (actual, actually, as a matter of fact, de facto, factual, factually, in fact, morally, practical, practically, really, substantial, virtual, virtually), де факто (de facto). (various references)

Czech

vlastnì (actually, as a matter of fact, de facto, in fact, in point of fact, in substance, indeed, really, virtually). (various references)

Danish

faktisk undladelse af indeksregulering (de facto desindexation), faktisk insolvens (de facto insolvency), faktisk forskelsbehandling (de facto discrimination), faktisk forening (de facto association), tilstedeværende befolkning (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), efterfoelgende kontrol (ex post facto control arrangement), den uofficielle industristandard (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), den faktiske overordnede (de facto superior), de fakto befolkning (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), de facto selskab (de facto company), de facto grænse (de facto boundary), de facto befolkning (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population). (various references)

Dutch

feitelijke opheffing van de indexering (de facto desindexation), feitelijke meerdere (de facto superior), feitelijke insolventie (de facto insolvency), feitelijke discriminatie (de facto discrimination), feitelijke betalingsonbekwaamheid (de facto insolvency), feitelijke bescherming (de facto protection), feitelijk bezit (actual possession, de facto possession, possession in fact), systeem van controle a posteriori (ex post facto control arrangement), industrienorm (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), industriële standaard (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), een feitelijke toestand erkennen (to pass from a de facto situation into a de jure one), de facto vereniging (de facto association), de facto norm (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), de facto bevolking (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), asielgerechtigde (asylee, de facto refugee). (various references)

Finnish

teollisuusstandardi (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), rekisteröimätön yhdistys (de facto association), olemassa olevan asiaintilan laillistaminen (to pass from a de facto situation into a de jure one), käytännön standardi (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), de facto-standardi (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard). (various references)

French

FAIT de (de facto), frontière de fait (de facto boundary), ipso facto (ipso facto), autorité de fait (de facto authority), désindexation de fait (de facto desindexation), de facto (de facto), discrimination de FAIT (de facto discrimination), dispositif de contrôle a posteriori (ex post facto control arrangement), en réalité (as a matter of fact, de facto, in actual fact, in fact, matter of fact), erreur de fait (de facto mistake, mistake of fact), exonération de fait (de facto exemption), gouvernement de facto (de facto government, government de facto), gouvernement de fait (de facto government, government de facto), association de fait (de facto association), insolvabilité de fait (de facto insolvency), supérieur de FAIT (de facto superior), légaliser une situation de fait (to pass from a de facto situation into a de jure one), norme de fait (de facto standard), population de facto (de facto population), population de fait (de facto population), population présente (de facto population), possession de fait (de facto possession, possession in fact), pratique courante (de facto standard), protection de fait (de facto protection), réaliste (de facto), réfugié de facto (de facto refugee), reconnaissance de facto (de facto recognition), société de fait (de facto company), insolvabilité de facto (de facto insolvency). (various references)

German

faktische Diskriminierung (de facto discrimination), faktische Befreiung (de facto exemption), faktische Vereinigung (de facto association), faktische Abschaffung der Indexbindungen (de facto desindexation), allgemeine Norm (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), anwesende Bevölkerung (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), Asylberechtigter (asylee, de facto refugee), de facto (de facto), de facto Gesellschaft (de facto company), De-facto-Bevölkerung (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), eine tatsächlich bestehende Situation legalisieren (to pass from a de facto situation into a de jure one), tatsächliche Bevölkerung (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), tatsächlicher Besitz (actual possession, de facto possession, possession in fact), tatsaechlicher Dienstvorgesetzter (de facto superior), tatsächliche Zahlungsunfähigkeit (de facto insolvency), Industriestandard (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), ortsanwesende Bevölkerung (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), System der nachträglichen Kontrolle (ex post facto control arrangement), De-facto-Schutz (de facto protection). (various references)

Greek 

σωματείο χωρίς νομική προσωπικότητα (de facto association), σωματείο εν τοις πράγμασι (de facto association), βιομηχανικά τυποποιημένος (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), πραγματικός πληθυσμός (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), πραγματική αφερεγγυότητα (de facto insolvency), εκ των πραγμάτων προστασία (de facto protection), εκ του γεγονότοσ τούτου (ipso facto), άτυπη εταιρεία (de facto company), ανώτερος εκ των πραγμάτων (de facto superior), αυτομάτωσ (automatically, ipso facto), δι' αυτού του γεγονότοσ (ipso facto), DE FACTO πληθυσμός (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), de facto αφερεγγυότητα (de facto insolvency). (various references)

Hebrew 

מעצם �"עוב�"�" (ipso facto), למעש�" (actually, de facto, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, in practice, practically, virtually). (various references)

Hungarian

valós határ (de facto boundary), ténylegesen (de facto, effectively, factually, in deed, in reality), ténybõl kifolyólag (ipso facto), de facto (de facto). (various references)

Indonesian

de fakto (de facto). (various references)

Italian

superiore di fatto (de facto superior), standard comune (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), societ� di fatto (de facto company), sistema di controllo a posteriori (ex post facto control arrangement), protezione de facto (de facto protection), popolazione presente (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), popolazione di fatto (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), popolazione de facto (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), legalizzare una situazione di fatto (to pass from a de facto situation into a de jure one), insolvenza di fatto (de facto insolvency), discriminazione di fatto (de facto discrimination), di fatto (actually, as a matter of fact, de facto, in fact, indeed), deindicizzazione di fatto (de facto desindexation), associazione di fatto (de facto association). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

デ�'ドロ酢酸 (Davis Cup, de facto, debut, debutante, default, definition, dehydroacetic acid, devil, devilfish, devil's food cake, differential gear). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

デファクト (de facto). (various references)

Pig Latin

actofay.(various references)

Portuguese

superior de facto (de facto superior), protecção de facto (de facto protection), norma comum (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), legalizar uma situação de facto (to pass from a de facto situation into a de jure one), de fato (de facto, indeed, naturally, really, surely, verily, yea), associação de facto (de facto association). (various references)

Russian 

фактически (actually, as a matter of fact, as good as, de facto, factually, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, practically, practically speaking, virtually), на деле (de facto), де-факто (de facto). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zapravo (actually, as a matter of fact, de facto, fact: in fact, really). (various references)

Spanish

de hecho (as a matter of fact, de facto, in fact, in point of fact). (various references)

Swedish

faktisk förening (de facto association), faktisk (actual, de facto, factual, literal, real, virtual), legalisera en faktiskt föreliggande situation (to pass from a de facto situation into a de jure one), de factostandard (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), de facto-förening (de facto association), de facto (de facto). (various references)

Turkish

fiili (actual, de facto, factual), fiilen yapılan (de facto), fiilen (actually, de facto, virtually), yalnız bu nedenle (ipso facto), sırf bunun için (ipso facto), gerçekten yapılan (de facto), bilfiil (de facto). (various references)

Vietnamese 

bởi tự bản thân việc đó (ipso facto), bởi tự bản thân điều đó (ipso facto). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "FACTO": factoid, factoids, factor, factorable, factorage, factorages, factored, factorial, factorials, factories, factoring, factorization, factorizations, factorize, factorized, factorizes, factorizing, factors, factorship, factorships, factory, factorylike, factotum, factotums. (additional references)

Words containing "FACTO": benefactor, benefactors, calefactories, calefactory, cofactor, cofactors, dissatisfactory, malefactor, malefactors, manufactories, manufactory, multifactor, multifactorial, multifactorially, nonfactor, nonfactors, olfactometer, olfactometers, olfactory, satisfactorily, satisfactoriness, satisfactorinesses, satisfactory, unsatisfactorily, unsatisfactoriness, unsatisfactorinesses, unsatisfactory. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: coat, coft, fact, taco.

-2 letters: act, aft, cat, cot, fat, oaf, oat, oca, oft, tao.

-3 letters: at, fa, of, ta, to.

+1 letter: factor.

+2 letters: castoff, faction, factoid, factors, factory, nonfact, offcast, outface.

+3 letters: castoffs, cofactor, conflate, factions, factious, factoids, factored, factotum, falconet, fatstock, footpace, footrace, forecast, fraction, nonfacts, offcasts, offtrack, outfaced, outfaces, postface, softback, trifocal.

+4 letters: affection, cafetoria, cofactors, cofeature, colorfast, confidant, conflated, conflates, cowlstaff, facecloth, facetious, factional, factorage, factorial, factories, factoring, factorize, factotums, falconets, fatstocks, fictional, flowchart, footpaces, footraces, forcemeat, forecasts, fornicate, fortalice, fractions, fractious, furcation, nonfactor, obfuscate, officiant, officiate, olfaction, olfactory, outfacing, postfaces, refractor, rockshaft, softbacks, suffocate, trifocals, tufaceous, woodcraft.

+5 letters: affections, affliction, aftershock, beachfront, benefactor, cafetorium, clofibrate, cofavorite, cofeatured, cofeatures, confidante, confidants, confiscate, conflating, conflation, confrontal, cotransfer, cowlstaffs, defalcator, defecation, fabricator, facecloths, factiously, factitious, factorable, factorages, factorials, factorized, factorizes, factorship, fantastico, fantoccini, fasciation, fascinator, fianchetto, flocculant, flocculate, flowcharts, forcemeats, forecasted, forecaster, forecastle, fornicated, fornicates, fornicator, fortalices, fractional, fractioned, frictional, functional, furcations, hovercraft, infarction, infraction, malefactor, multifocal, nonfactors, nonfactual, nonfaculty, obfuscated, obfuscates, oceanfront, officiants, officiated, officiates, olfactions, pontifical, refraction, refractors, refractory, rockshafts, rotorcraft, scoutcraft, suffocated, suffocates, tuffaceous, vociferant, vociferate, woodcrafts.

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