Dictionary

de jure en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /-ˈʒʊɹ/ (US)
• /də-/ (US)
• /diː ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/ (UK)
• /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /-ˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)ɹ/ (US)
• /-ˈʒʊəɹeɪ/ (US)
• /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/ (US)
• /-ˈjʊəɹeɪ/ (US)
• (US)
• /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪ/ (UK)
• (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only.

Antonyms

de facto

Coordinates

unadulterated · uncounterfeited · real · rightful · de jure · non-fake · unfeigned · genuine · lubish · sterling · undissembled · authentic · legitimate · de facto · true · true · lawful · actual · legit · unfaked · legitimate · bona fide · real · pukka · licit · veritable · legal

Relateds

in name

Translations (27)

pl de iure (by right) · gl de jure (by right) · fr de droit (by right) · ru по пра́ву (by right) · sv de jure (by right) · de de jure (by right) · nl de jure (by right) · tr dejure (by right) · pt de jure (by right) · fi laillisesti (by right) · ru де-ю́ре (by right) · gl de dereito (by right) · pl wedle prawa (by right) · el ντε γιούρε (by right) · hi विधिनुसार (by right) · ru юриди́ческий (by right) · cmn 法理上 (by right) · hy դե յուրե (by right) · ja デ・ジュリ (by right) · el εκ του νόμου (by right) · ca de iure (by right) · fr de jure (by right) · tr hükmen (by right) · fi de jure (by right) · ja 法律上の (by right) · fi lain mukaan (by right) · el αυτοδικαίως (by right)

de jure en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /-ˈʒʊɹ/ (US)
• /də-/ (US)
• /diː ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/ (UK)
• /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /-ˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)ɹ/ (US)
• /-ˈʒʊəɹeɪ/ (US)
• /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/ (US)
• /-ˈjʊəɹeɪ/ (US)
• (US)
• /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪ/ (UK)
• (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) By right; in accordance with or as deemed by the statute of the law, particularly as opposed to actual practice.
   • Near-synonym: technically
   • I used to spend my Sundays playing pinball despite it being de jure illegal under an unenforced bylaw.

Coordinates

TBH · by right · very much · in reality · in fact · de jure · undoubtedly · de facto · indeed · de facto · really · soothly · surely · truthfully · actually · not gonna lie · properly · truly · forsooth · in all honesty · all things considered · in practice · literally · to be honest · in truth · to tell the truth · right · frankly · truly · tbh · in fact · indubitably · simply · really · definitely · to be frank · in actuality · come to think of it · verily · wis · as a matter of fact · soothfast · fact is · in faith · legitimately · in point of fact · above a bit · certainly · honestly

Synonyms

legalistically · legally · technically

Translations (3)

nl de jure (Translations) · es de iure (Translations) · es de jure (de iure) (Translations)