De facto

De facto is a Latin Latin

Latin is an ancient Indo-European language [i] originally spoken in Latium [i], ... 

 expression that means "in fact" or "in practice". It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law Law

Law is the set of rules or norms [i] of conduct which forbid, permit or mandate specified actions ... 

, governance, or technique , that are found in the common experience as created or developed without or against a regulation.

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958   Kshemgupta, King of Kashmir dies and is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu. Didda, widow of the former and mother of the latter, becomes de facto ruler. 1343   Magnus II of Sweden abdicates from the throne of Norway in favor of his son Haakon VI of Norway. However Haakon is still a minor, allowing Magnus to be the de facto ruler. 1915   US recognizes Mexican government of Venustiano Carranza ''de facto'' (not ''de jure'' until 1917) 1985   Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and ''de facto'' leader of the Soviet Union.

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De facto is a Latin Latin

Latin is an ancient Indo-European language [i] originally spoken in Latium [i], ... 

 expression that means "in fact" or "in practice". It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law Law

Law is the set of rules or norms [i] of conduct which forbid, permit or mandate specified actions... 

, governance, or technique , that are found in the common experience as created or developed without or against a regulation.

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