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Brewer's: De Facto
Actually, in reality; in opposition to de jure, lawfully or rightfully. Thus John was de facto king, but Arthur was so de jure. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Ipso Facto
Irrespective of all external considerations of right or wrong; absolutely; by the very deed itself. It sometimes means the act itself carries the consequences (as excommunication without…Brewer's: Ex Post Facto
(Latin). An ex post facto law. A law made to meet and punish a crime after the offence has been committed. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Ex ProfessoEx Ped…Sukhumi
(Encyclopedia) SukhumiSukhumis&oobreve;kh&oomacr;ˈmē [key], Abkhaz Sukhum, city (2011 pop. 62,914), capital of Abkhazia, a region in W Georgia that has had de facto independence since the…Halayeb Triangle
(Encyclopedia) Halayeb Triangle or Hala'ib Triangle, roughly triangular disputed territory, c.7,950 sq mi (20,590 sq km), along the Egypt-Sudan border, on the Red Sea coast. Claimed by Egypt and…Ilemi Triangle
(Encyclopedia) Ilemi Triangle, triangular-shaped region, c.10,000 sq km (3,860 sq mi) in area, at the NW corner of Lake Turkana, E Africa. It borders South Sudan (W), Ethiopia (E) and Kenya (S). A…Tskhinvali
(Encyclopedia) TskhinvaliTskhinvalitskhĭnˈvälĭ [key], city (1989 pop. 42,934), capital of South Ossetia, a region of N Georgia that has had de facto independence since the 1990s. The city has lumber…Batlle Ibáñez, Jorge Luis
(Encyclopedia) Batlle Ibáñez, Jorge Luis, 1927–2016, Uruguayan political leader, lawyer, and journalist, president of Uruguay (2000–2005). He was a member of the Colorado party, founded by his great…Abyei
(Encyclopedia) Abyei, disputed region, c.4,000 sq mi (10,400 sq km), on the border of Sudan and South Sudan. Claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, the area was given special administative status…Dragnea, Liviu Nicolae
(Encyclopedia) Dragnea, Liviu Nicolae, 1962–, Romanian engineer and political leader, grad. Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, 1987. A member of the Democratic party (1996–2000) and then the Social…Trending
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