de jure

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de jure

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/,^[1] /dɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/,^[2] /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/,^[2] (sometimes) IPA^(key): /də-/, /-ˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)ɹ/, /-ˈʒʊəɹeɪ/, /-ˈʒʊɹ/, /-ˈjʊəɹeɪ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/,^[3]IPA^(key): /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪ/,^[3] IPA^(key): /diː ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/

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de jure (not comparable)

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

   Synonyms: legally, legalistically

   Coordinate terms: de facto; in fact, in practice; really, truly; see also Thesaurus:actually

   Near-synonym: technically

   I used to spend my Sundays playing pinball despite it being de jure illegal under an unenforced bylaw.

de jure (not comparable)

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

   Coordinate terms: de facto; real, true; see also Thesaurus:genuine

• de facto

• in name

dē jūre

1. Alternative spelling of dē iūre

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

de jure (invariable, not comparable)

1. de jure (according to the law)