de jure
adjEtymology Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”).
1
Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only.
de jure
advUS /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/ · UK /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”).
1
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.