de jure

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de jure

/deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/ US
/də-/ US
/-ˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)ɹ/ US
/-ˈʒʊəɹeɪ/ US
/-ˈʒʊɹ/ US
/-ˈjʊəɹeɪ/ US
/deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/ UK
/deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪ/ UK
/diː ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/ UK

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

adverb

not comparable By right; in accordance with or as deemed by the statute of the law, particularly as opposed to actual practice. Near-synonym: technically
Similar: legally, legalistically, technically

adjective

not comparable Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only.

Opposite: de facto

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adjective

Opposite: de facto

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Español	de iure, de jure (de iure)

adj by right

日本語	デ・ジュリ de-juri, 法律上の hōritsujō no
中文	法理上
हिन्दी	विधिनुसार vidhinusār
Português	de jure
Français	de jure, de droit
Deutsch	de jure
Ελληνικά	εκ του νόμου ek tou nómou, ντε γιούρε nte gioúre, αυτοδικαίως aftodikaíos
Русский	де-ю́ре dɛ-júrɛ, юриди́ческий juridíčeskij, по пра́ву po právu

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@misc{de_jure_2026,
  title = {de jure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de%20jure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}