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The terms ''de jure'' and ''de facto'' are used instead of "in principle" and "in practice", respectively, when one is describing Political situations. They are also often used when discussing Racial Segregation . A practice may exist ''de facto'', where the people obey a contract as though there were a law although there is none. A process known as " Desuetude " may allow ''de facto'' practices to replace obsolete laws. On the other hand, practices may exist ''de jure'' and not be obeyed or observed by the people. ''De jure'' and ''de facto'' standards can differ; for example, the U.S. has no ''de jure'' language, whereas the ''de facto'' language is English. Similarly, the U.S. ''de jure'' standard for measurement of road distances is the Kilometer (as the U.S. is party to the '' Convention Du Mètre ''), but the ''de facto'' standard is the Mile . SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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