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- Dictionaryde jure/deɪ ˈjʊəreɪ/
adverb
- 1. 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"
adjective
- 1. existing or holding a specified position by legal right: "he had been de jure king since his father's death"
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In law and government, de facto describes practices that exist in reality, even though they are not officially recognized by laws. In law and government, de jure describes practices that are legally recognised, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality.
having a right or existence as stated by law: The country has de facto independence now, and it will soon be recognized de jure by the world's governments. The president aims to create a de jure one-party state. Compare. de facto adjective adverb formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Court cases, orders & decisions. actionable.
: based on laws or actions of the state. de jure segregation. Did you know? Coming straight from Latin, de jure is a term used mostly, but not always, in legal writing. Sometimes it's not enough to have something written into law; if a law isn't enforced, it might as well not exist.
De jure, legal concept that refers to what happens according to the law, in contrast to de facto (Latin: “from the fact”), which is used to refer to what happens in practice or in reality. For example, a de jure leader has the legal right to authority over a jurisdiction, but a de facto leader is.
In law and government, de jure (/ d eɪ ˈ dʒ ʊər i, d i-,-ˈ jʊər-/, Latin: [deː ˈjuːre]; lit. ' by law ') describes practices that are legally recognized, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. In contrast, de facto ('in fact') describes situations that exist in reality, even if not formally recognized. Examples
having a right or existence as stated by law: The country has de facto independence now, and it will soon be recognized de jure by the world's governments. The president aims to create a de jure one-party state. Compare. de facto adjective adverb formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Court cases, orders & decisions. actionable.
Use the adjective de jure to describe something that exists legally, like a law which specifies that companies can't discriminate against disabled people when they're hiring workers. The phrase de jure is often used to emphasize the opposite of de facto, which means "by fact, or "by practice."
De jure definition: by right; according to law (distinguished from de facto).. See examples of DE JURE used in a sentence.
De jure is used to indicate that something legally exists or is a particular thing. [law] ...politicians and kings, de jure leaders of men. De jure is also an adverb. The Synod's declarations prevailed de jure but not de facto in the Roman Catholic Church down to the Reformation era. More Synonyms of de jure.
always used before a noun law. : based on or according to the law. the end of de jure segregation. de jure authority. — compare de facto. — de jure. adverb. The UN has recognized the country de jure. DE JURE meaning: based on or according to the law.
