Greek and Latin
De facto - in fact ; in reality
While de jure is by law, de facto is in fact.
There can be a de facto wife and a de jure wife.
The Tribunal should be a real substitute of the High Court - not only in form and de jure but in content and de facto. – Supreme Court in the famous Sampath Kumar case -
The phrase is often used with the other phrase de jure.
Penalty can be imposed on the de facto as well as de jure importer – CESTAT
Indeed the various judicial pronouncements have condemned in strongest terms such de facto detention for a long spell of hours by authorities under the guise of interrogation, eroding the value of human liberty enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution. It has, therefore, to be held that the confessional statement recorded from the appellant is not voluntary and does not merit acceptance. – CESTAT