[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
de facto 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

de facto
     adj : 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" syn: actual, factual
           ant: de jure
     adv : in reality or fact; "the result was, de facto, a one-party
           system"
see also:
actual factual de jure 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

19 moby thesaurus words for "de facto":
   absolute, actual, actually, authentic, factual, for real, genuine,
   genuinely, historical, honest-to-god, positive, real, really,
   substantial, true, truly, undeniable, veritable, veritably

[5] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

de facto, i. e. in deed. a term used to denote a thing actually done; a 
president of the united states de facto is one in the exercise of the 
executive power, and is distinguished from one, who being legally entitled 
to such power is ejected from it; the latter would be a president de jure. 
an officer de facto is frequently considered as an officer de jure, and his 
official acts are of equal validity. 10 s.  r. 250; 4 binn. r. 371; 11 s.  
r. 411, 414; coxe, 318; 9 mass. 231; 10 mass. 290; 15 mass. 180; 5 pick. 
487. 

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