de jure
/deɪ ˈjʊəreɪ
/ /diː ˈdʒʊəri /adverb
According to rightful entitlement or claim; by right: the resolution declared that the independent Republic of Latvia proclaimed on November 18, 1918 was still in existence de jure...Often contrasted with de facto.
- Now it has to be done de jure (by law), so it can become official.
Synonyms
by right, rightfully, legally, according to the law;
rightful, legal
adjective
Existing or holding a specified position by legal right: he had been de jure king since his father’s death...
- What is also forgotten in all of this is how fragile the de jure standards have been in the past.
- For example, in everyday discourse, when one speaks of a corporation or a government, the understood meaning is a de jure corporation or a de jure government.
- A government de jure, but not de facto, is one deemed lawful, which has been supplanted; a government de jure and also de facto is one deemed lawful, which is present or established.
Origin
Latin, literally 'of law'.