de jure

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/, /dɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/, /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/,
  • (UK) IPA(key): /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/,IPA(key): /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪ/, IPA(key): /diː ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/
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Adverb

de jure (not comparable)

  1. 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

de jure (not comparable)

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

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References

  1. ^ “de jure”, in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary‎, 2020 February 18
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “de jure”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “de jure”, in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary‎, 2020 February 18

Latin

Prepositional phrase

dē jūre

  1. Alternative spelling of dē iūre

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Adjective

de jure (invariable, not comparable)

  1. de jure (according to the law)
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