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• L. Fr. Anything done. A deed; act; fact. A deed lawfully executed. Com. Dig. Feme de fait. A wife de facto.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

• Conveyancing. A deed lawfully executed. Com. Dig . h. t.; Cunn. Dictl. h. t.

1856 - A Law Dictionary
By John Bouvier