De facto

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'''''De facto''''' is a Mosquito ringtone Latin expression that means "in fact" or "in practice". It is commonly used as opposed to ''Sabrina Martins de jure'' (meaning "by law") when referring to matters of Nextel ringtones law or Abbey Diaz governance or technique (such as Free ringtones standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without or against a regulation.

"De facto" is a qualifier which implies that what is being described is not ''quite'' universally accepted; otherwise, the idea (eg a standard) would usually be described without the term.

''De facto'' standards
A '''''de facto'' standard''', for instance, is a technical or other Majo Mills standard that is so dominant that everybody seems to follow it like an authorized standard. The ''Mosquito ringtone de jure'' standard may be different: one example is the Sabrina Martins SI/metric unit of Nextel ringtones kilometre, which is the ''Abbey Diaz de jure'' standard for road distances in the Cingular Ringtones United States, while the of lutherans mile (=1609.344 m) is the ''de facto'' standard.

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A ''de facto'' standard is sometimes not formalized and may simply rely on the fact that someone has come up with a good idea that is liked so much that it is copied. Typical creators of ''de facto'' standards are individual sample percent types of companies/companies, at freedom corporation / corporations and dominance it consortium/consortia.

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''De facto'' rulers
In politics, a '''''de facto'' leader''' of a country or region is one who has assumed authority by unlawful, unconstitutional, or otherwise illegitimate means, often by deposing a previous leader or undermining the rule of a current one. ''De facto'' leaders need not hold a constitutional office, and may exercise power in an informal manner. Their authority cannot be denied however, which forces their position as ruler to be recognized. However, it should be noted that not all reasoning extra dictators are ''de facto'' rulers. For example, elevate civil Augusto Pinochet of nt admit Chile initially came to power as the chairman of a contains in military junta, but then later amended the nation's constitution and made himself cell in President, thus making him the formal and legal ruler of Chile.

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Other usages
Another common usage of the term ''de facto'' is "''de facto'' racial_segregation/segregation": users of a given library or school tend to be residents of that neighborhood, and thus such facilities tend to become racially or ethnically segregated without "''de jure'' segregation" (which would require segregation by force of law).

A nation with ''de facto'' independence is one that is not recognised by any ''de jure'' independent nation or by any international bodies, even though its government is separate from that of the "parent nation" and exercises absolute control over the nation.

A ''de facto'' monopoly or oligopoly is a system where multiple or infinite players are allowed, but there is little regulation (or few antitrust laws in general or in the specific economic sector, especially in the public utility/utilities) or where antitrust law is not applied.

One's marriage/unmarried domestic partnership/partner is referred to as the ''de facto'' husband or wife by some authorities. This has passed into Australian casual usage, in contrast to other English-speaking countries, as the slang term ''defacto'' to refer to one's significant other. e.g. "This is my defacto, Rachael". This is equivalent to the term ''common-law'' husband or wife in other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations and in the United States.

See also
*List of Latin phrases
*status quo

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