de jure
English edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”).
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/,[1] /dɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/,[2] /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/,[2]
- (UK) IPA(key): /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/,[3]IPA(key): /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪ/,[3] IPA(key): /diː ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/
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Adverb edit
de jure (not comparable)
- By right; in accordance with or as deemed by the statute of the law; legally, particularly as opposed to actual practice.
- I used to spend my Sundays playing pinball despite it being de jure illegal under an unenforced bylaw.
Adjective edit
de jure (not comparable)
Antonyms edit
Translations edit
by right
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See also edit
References edit
Latin edit
Prepositional phrase edit
- Alternative spelling of dē iūre
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”).
Adjective edit
de jure (invariable, not comparable)
- de jure (according to the law)