facto
By the act
Facto appears in English almost exclusively in the Latin phrase *de facto*, meaning "in fact" or "in practice," as opposed to what is officially designated: He was the de facto leader, though he held no formal title.
The phrase functions as an adjective or adverb.
Facto alone is rarely used in English outside legal or scholarly contexts.
In truth, not supposedly
- indeedWord affirming emphasis
- trulyIn a genuine manner
- reallyIn actual fact
- essentiallyAt its core nature
basically · genuinely · certainly · undeniably · in reality · in truth · frankly · admittedly
Effective from a past date
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- statuteEnacted written rule
- de jureBy right of law
prima facie · finding · ruling · adjudication · determination · legislation · judicial · binding
Existing in fact
- existingBeing real now
- practicalSuited for real use
- real-worldExisting in physical reality
- operativeCovert field agent
functioning · working · in practice · established · current · prevailing · status quo · realpolitik
actually
In truth, not supposedly
essentially · basically · genuinely · certainly · undeniably · in reality · in truth · frankly · admittedly · honestly
retroactive
Effective from a past date
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- statuteEnacted written rule
de jure · prima facie · finding · ruling · adjudication · determination · legislation · judicial · binding · enforceable
actual
Existing in fact
- existingBeing real now
- practicalSuited for real use
- real-worldExisting in physical reality
operative · functioning · working · in practice · established · current · prevailing · status quo · realpolitik · pragmatic
factode jure
By right of law
legally · by law · in law · formally · officially
factoin principle
Abstractly true, practically uncertain
in theory · theoretically · nominally · on paper · ostensibly
factode jure
By right of law
legitimately · authorized · sanctioned · codified · decreed
- in factEmphasizing what's true
- fun factAmusing bit of information
- face factsAccept uncomfortable truths
- matter of factUnemotional and factual
- as a matter of factPhrase introducing factual correction
- the factsVerified accurate details
fact, facts, factor, factors, factorial, factory, factories, faction, factions