Dd: De Facto

adv.

In reality or fact; actually.

adj.

1. Actual: de facto segregation.

2. Exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established: a de facto government; a de facto nuclear storage facility.

Preserve the right of thy place; but stir not questions of jurisdiction; and rather assume thy right, in silence and de facto, than voice it with claims, and challenges.

Sir Francis Bacon Essays