In fact; in deed. In facta dicit, in fact says. 1 Salk. 22, pi. L In facto quod se habet ad bonum et malum magis de bona quam de malo lex intendit. In an act or deed which admits of being considered as both good and bad, the law intends more from the good than from the bad; the law makes the more favorable construction. Co. Litt 78b. In favorabilibus magis attenditur quod prodest quam quod nocet. In things favored, what profits is more regarded than what prejudices. Bac. Max. p. 57, in reg. 12.