De facto
A de facto monopoly is a system where many suppliers of a product are allowed, but the market is so completely dominated by one that the others might as well not exist. (Similarly for related terms such as oligopoly and monopsony.) This is the type of situation that antitrust laws are intended to eliminate, when they are used.
A domestic partner outside marriage is referred to as a de facto husband or wife by some authorities.[3] In Australia and New Zealand, de facto has become a term for one's domestic partner. It is a legally recognised relationship of a couple living together in Australian law, e.g. "This is my defacto, Sheila". This is equivalent to the term common-law husband or wife used in most other English-speaking countries. However, if the relationship is indeed recognized by law, then it would be de jure, and thus "de facto" is a misnomer.
Countries sometimes receive de facto (informal) recognition from other countries which may lead to de jure (formal) recognition.
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References
- ^ Edna Ullmann-Margalit: The Emergence of Norms, Oxford Un. Press, 1977. (or Clarendon Press 1978)
- ^ 30 Am Jur 181. Law Dictionary, James A. Ballentine, Second Edition, 1948, page 345.
- ^ Walker Lenore E.A. "Battered Woman Syndrome. Empirical Findings". Violence and Exploitation Against Women and Girls, November 2006, page 142.
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