Definition of De jure

1. Adverb. By law; conforming to the law. "We are lawfully wedded now"

Exact synonyms: Lawfully, Legally
Partainyms: Lawful, Legal
Antonyms: Unlawfully

2. Adjective. By right; according to law. "De jure recognition of the new government"
Antonyms: De Facto

Definition of De jure

1. Adjective. By right, in accordance with the law, legally. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of De Jure

de Sade
de Saussure
de Spinoza
de Valera
de bene esse
de bonis non administratis
de dicto
de die ad diem
de die in diem
de facto
de facto corporation
de facto corporations
de facto segregation
de factos
de haut en bas
de jure (current term)
de jure segregation
de l'Orme
de la Mare
de luxe
de minimis
de minimis non curat lex
de nada
de novo
de novo pathway
de re
de rigeur
de rigueur
de trop

Literary usage of De jure

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Works of Thomas Hill Green by Thomas Hill Green, Richard Lewis Nettleship (1890)
"If, then, it is still to be said to be not' de jure,' it must be because ' jus' is used for something else than law or right established by law; ..."

2. The Civil Law in Its Natural Order by Jean Domat (1850)
"C. 8, 59. de Jure naturali, gentium et civili. I. 1, 2. de Jure ... D 37, 14. C. 6, 4. de Jure personarum. I. 1, 3. de Jure ..."

3. The Elements of International Law: With an Account of Its Origin, Sources by George Breckenridge Davis (1915)
"Governments are again classified, according to the opinion or belief of the person using the term, into governments de facto and de jure. ..."

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