DE FACTO DOMICILE
\də fˈaktə͡ʊ dˈɒmɪsˌa͡ɪl], \də fˈaktəʊ dˈɒmɪsˌaɪl], \d_ə f_ˈa_k_t_əʊ d_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_s_ˌaɪ_l]\
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In French law, permanent and fixed residence in France of an alienwho has not acquired French citizenship nor taken steps to do so, but who intends tomake his home permanently or indefinitely in that country; called domicile "de facto"because domicile in the full sense of that term, as used in France, can only be acquiredby an act equivalent to naturalization. In re Cruger's Will. 30 Arise. Rep. 477. 73 N. Y.Supp. 812
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.