de jure
Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name onlyLegal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only.
» Paradoxically, the President of Turkey is the de jure head of state but has no legal role in government.
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1 senses(not comparable)Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only.
de jure
де-ю́реdɛ-júrɛ, юриди́ческийjuridíčeskij, по пра́вуpo právu
by right; according to law
Examples
1 sentencesParadoxically, the President of Turkey is the de jure head of state but has no legal role in government.
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”).Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”).
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