de facto segregation

• Término jurídico y sociológico que designa la segregación racial o social que se produce de hecho o en la práctica, no por mandato legal directo, a menudo como resultado de pautas sociales, económicas o de vivienda.

A legal and sociological term referring to racial or social segregation that occurs by fact or practice, rather than by explicit legal requirement, often resulting from social, economic, or residential patterns.

1. Segregation by practiceC1formalamerican

   The separation of groups of people that occurs as a result of social, economic, or residential patterns, rather than by law.

   segregación de facto

   • De facto segregation in schools often results from housing patterns.
   • The city's neighborhoods show clear signs of de facto segregation.
   • Despite legal changes, de facto segregation persists in many communities.