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de jure

adv
/deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/US/deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/UK

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”).

  1. derived from dē jūre — “according to law”

Definitions

  1. By right

    By right; in accordance with or as deemed by the statute of the law, particularly as opposed to actual practice.

    • Near-synonym: technically
    • I used to spend my Sundays playing pinball despite it being de jure illegal under an unenforced bylaw.

  2. Legal

    Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA