Official vs legal.
Hi, everyone.
I look up the word "de facto" in the macmillan dictionary and found the following definition to be confusing. Could you tell me what the difference in meaning is between the two two terms in bold?
a de facto http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/relationship is between two http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/people_1 whoare http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/officially http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/recognize as http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/partner_1 without being http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/legally http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/married to each other. Thanks.
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That definition is marked "Australian", and I have no idea how the Australians interpret the difference. CJ
- That definition is marked "Australian", and I have no idea how the Australians interpret the difference.
- CJ
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That definition is marked "Australian", and I have no idea how the Australians interpret the difference.
CJ
0there IS a difference.. legal has everything to do w/ what's written in the law of the land.. official has no absolute relevance to what is in the LAW.. loosely used official means known or popular.. like it's official they're a couple.. but it doesn't mean they're married (or legally bound to each other)..
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