DEJURE

De jure

De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact". The terms de jure and de facto are used instead of "in law" and "in practice", respectively, when one is describing political or legal situations.

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de jure

Adjective

  1. By right, in accordance with the law, legally.


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