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de facto adoption.See ADOPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

de facto (di fak-toh also dee or day), adj.[Law Latin “in point of fact”] 1. Actual; existing in fact;  having  effect  even  though  not  formally  or  legally  recognized  <a  de  facto  contract>  2. Illegitimate but in effect <a de facto government>. Cf. DE JURE. [Blacks Law 8th]

defacere. See DIFFACERE. [Blacks Law 8th]

deface (di-fays), vb.1. To  mar or destroy (a written instrument, signature, or inscription) by obliteration,  erasure,  or  superinscription.  2.  To  detract  from  the  value  of  (a  coin)  by  punching, clipping,  cutting,  or  shaving.  3.  To  mar  or  injure (a  building,  monument,  or  other  structure).  — defacement,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

de   expensis    militum   levandis   (dee   ek-spen-sis   mil-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>m   l<< schwa>>-van-dis), n.[Law Latin “for levying the expenses of  knights”] Hist. A writ ordering the sheriff to levy an allowance for knights of the shire in Parliament. [Blacks Law 8th]

de   expensis   civium   et   burgensium   (dee   ek-spen-sis   siv-ee-<<schwa>>m   et   b<< schwa>>r-jen-see-<<schwa>>m),  n.[Law  Latin “for levying the  expenses of burgesses”] Hist. A writ ordering the sheriff to levy the expenses of each citizen and burgess of Parliament. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  exoneratione  sectae  (dee  ig-zon-<<schwa>>-ray-shee-oh-nee  sek-tee),  n.[Law  Latin  “of exoneration of suit”] Hist. A writ exempting the king’s ward from being sued in any court lower than  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  (such  as  a  county  court,  hundred  court,  leet,  or  court  baron) during the time of the wardship. [Blacks Law 8th]

de exemplificatione (dee ig-zem-pli-fi-kay-shee-oh-nee), n.[Law Latin “of exemplification”] A writ ordering the transcription of an original record. [Blacks Law 8th]

de executione judicii (dee ek-s<<schwa>>-kyoo-shee-oh-nee joo-dish-ee-I), n.[Law Latin “of execution of judgment”] Hist. A writ ordering a sheriff or bailiff to execute a judgment. [Blacks Law 8th]

de    executione    facienda    in    withernamium    (dee    ek-s<<schwa>>-kyoo-shee-oh-nee fay-shee-en-d<<schwa>> in with-<<schwa>>r-nay-mee-<<schwa>>m), n.[Law Latin “for making execution  in  withernam”]  Hist.  A  writ  of  execution  in  withernam.  •  This  is  a  type  of  capis  in withernam directing the sheriff to take from the defendant goods equal in value to the goods that the defendant took from the plaintiff. [Blacks…