Definitions for: De Facto

[adv] in reality or fact; "the result was, de facto, a one-party system"
[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"

Webster (1913) Definition: De` fac"to [L.]
Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, --
distinguished from a king de jure, or by right.

Synonyms: actual, factual

Antonyms: de jure