Pick out the correct meaning of the word - "DEFACTO" from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → actually, in fact
De facto is a Latin phrase meaning "in fact": existing or true in practice, whether or not it is officially recognised. It is used for a situation that is real even without a legal basis.
Example: With the owner abroad, his eldest son became the de facto head of the business.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: rightfully, legally — Incorrect. "By right, by law" is the meaning of de jure, the phrase usually set against de facto.
Example: The king remained the de jure ruler, though the army held real power.
Option 2: necessarily, by force — Incorrect. De facto says nothing about force or necessity. It describes what is so in practice.
Option 4: unreasonably — Incorrect. The phrase makes no judgement about whether something is reasonable.
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