De Facto

Definitions: De Facto

De Facto

Adjective

1. Existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war".

Adverb

1. In reality or fact; "the result was, de facto, a one-party system".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Finance

Literature

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

Synonyms: De Facto

Existence

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

Crosswords: De Facto

German (de facto), Hungarian (de facto), Spanish (de facto), Swedish (de facto).

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)

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

Books

• A creature of the twilight: his memorials. Being some account of episodes in the career of His Excellency Manfred Arcane, minister without portfolio to the hereditary president of the Commonwealth of Hamnegri, and de facto field commander of the (reference)

• Boundaries of Cooperation: Cyprus, De Facto Partition, and the Delimitation of Transboundary Resource Management (International Boundary Studies seri (reference)

• De Facto Pattern of Lawyer Specialization (Dpr 5 9 10) (reference)

• Los jueces de facto ; Amnist�ia pol�itica : temas de controversia constitucional (reference)

• Psychiatric-Legal Decision Making by the Mental Health Practitioner: The Clinician as De Facto Magistrate (reference)

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

But if I might advise them in the case, they would do well not to search too much into the original of governments, as they have begun de facto, lest they should find, at the foundation of most of them, something very little favourable to the design they promote, and such a power as they contend for. (Second Treatise of Government)

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

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)

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 "de facto": de facto boundary ♦ de facto population ♦ de facto segregation ♦ de facto standard. Additional references.

Albanian

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

Arabic 

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

Bulgarian 

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

Czech

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

Danish

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), tilstedeværende befolkning (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), faktisk undladelse af indeksregulering (de facto desindexation), faktisk insolvens (de facto insolvency), faktisk forskelsbehandling (de facto discrimination), faktisk forening (de facto association). (various references)

Dutch

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), industrienorm (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), industriële standaard (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), 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), een feitelijke toestand erkennen (to pass from a de facto situation into a de jure one), asielgerechtigde (asylee, de facto refugee). (various references)

Finnish

de facto-standardi (common standard, de facto standard, industry standard), 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). (various references)

French

de facto, réaliste, FAIT de, en réalité. (various references)

German

de facto. (various references)

Greek 

DE FACTO πληθυσμός (actual population, de facto population, enumerated population, present population, present-in-area population), de facto αφερεγγυότητα (de facto insolvency), 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), άτυπη εταιρεία (de facto company), ανώτερος εκ των πραγμάτων (de facto superior). (various references)

Hebrew 

למעש�" (actually, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, in practice, practically, virtually). (various references)

Hungarian

de facto, ténylegesen (effectively, factually, in deed, in reality). (various references)

Indonesian

de fakto. (various references)

Italian

di fatto (actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, indeed). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

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

Japanese Katakana 

デファクト . (various references)

Pig Latin

eday actofay.(various references)

Portuguese

de fato (indeed, naturally, really, surely, verily, yea). (various references)

Russian 

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

Serbo-Croatian

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

Spanish

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

Swedish

de facto, faktisk (actual, factual, literal, real, virtual). (various references)

Turkish

gerçekten yapılan, fiili (actual, factual), fiilen yapılan, fiilen (actually, virtually), bilfiil. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: coated.

-2 letters: acted, cadet, coted, decaf, defat, faced, facet, fated, octad.

-3 letters: aced, cade, cafe, cate, coat, coda, code, coed, coft, cote, dace, daft, date, dato, deaf, deco, deft, doat, dote, face, fact, fade, fado, fate, feat, feod, feta, odea, tace, taco, toad, toea, toed.

-4 letters: ace, act, ado, aft, ate, cad, cat, cod, cot, doc, doe, dot, eat, eft, eta, fad, fat, fed, fet, foe, oaf, oat, oca, ode, oft, tad, tae, tao, tea, ted, tod, toe.

-5 letters: ad, ae, at, de, do, ed, ef, et, fa, od, oe, of, ta, to.

+1 letter: factored, outfaced.

+2 letters: conflated.

+3 letters: cofeatured, confidante, defalcator, defecation, factorized, forecasted, fornicated, fractioned, obfuscated, officiated, suffocated.

+4 letters: affectioned, codefendant, confederate, confidantes, confiscated, defalcation, defalcators, defecations, deification, edification, fecundation, flocculated, vociferated.

+5 letters: codefendants, confabulated, confederated, confederates, confidential, defalcations, deifications, disaffection, edifications, fecundations, fianchettoed, fractionated, pontificated.

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