de jure

(dē jo̵orē, dā-, di-)

by right or legal establishment: de jure government

Origin: L

See de jure in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb & adj.
According to law; by right.

Origin:

Origin: Latin dē iūre

Origin: : , from

Origin: + iūre

Origin: , ablative of iūs, law

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