de jure
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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/
Audio (US) (file)
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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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)
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