de jure

Meaning

Adv

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

Adj

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

Synonyms

legally

lawfully

legal

legitimately

licitly

by right

validly

innocently

Translations

de jure

de iure

de jure

αυτοδικαίως

ντε γιούρε

εκ του νόμου

juridiquement

légalement

de droit

legalmente

de jure

formalmente

legalmente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/

Etymology

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