(also defacto) a person someone lives with as a wife or a husband, although they are not married: They’ve invited Joanne and her de facto for lunch on Sunday. Is a boyfriend a de facto relationship? De Facto Relationships in Australia. A de facto relationship is a relationship in whichRead More →

Although Jim and Sarah have never married, they consider their thirty-year relationship to be a de facto marriage. The wife is usually the de facto head of the household. When the dictator was removed from power, a de facto government immediately fell into place. Is de facto in English word?Read More →

A bill of attainder is when the legislative branch punishes a defendant without a trial. … Ex post facto laws punish defendants for acts that were not criminal when committed, increase the punishment for a crime retroactively, or increase the chance of criminal conviction retroactively. What is ex post factoRead More →