Meaning of Defacto | Babel Free

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Noun. [B1]

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“1992, University of New South Wales Aboriginal Law Research⟳ Unit, Aboriginal Law Bulletin, Issue⟳ 31, unidentified page, Homicide, assault, rape, and suicide occur⟳ as a result⟳ of Aboriginal men′s fear of loss of a valued relationship and jealousy over their wives or defactos.”

“Demographers in Denmark call⟳ the practice of living together marriage without papers. In Australia, these couples are known as defactos”

“The police role[…]has tended to exclude⟳ a whole class of people — wives, defactos, girlfriends and daughters, or past wives, defactos and girlfriends from the protection of the criminal law, too often with tragic consequences.”

“2007, Jo Barnes, 4: Murder⟳ Followed by Suicide in Australia, 1973—1992: A research⟳ note⟳, Diane Kholos Wysocki, Readings in Social Research⟳ Methods, page 36, Of the 250 victims in this sample, 50.4 percent were or had been in an intimate relationship with the offender (intimates are defined as present⟳ and past spouses, defactos and lovers).”

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