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de_jure

de jure

English

Adjective

de jure ‎(not comparable)

By right, in accordance with the law, legally.

Translations

by right

Catalan: de iure (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 按照法律 (zh) ‎(ànzhào fǎlǜ)
Finnish: de jure (fi), lain mukaan (fi), laillisesti (fi)
French: de jure (fr), de droit (fr)
German: de jure (de)
Greek: εκ του νόμου ‎(ek tou nómou), ντε γιούρε (el) ‎(de gioúre), αυτοδικαίως (el) ‎(aftodikaíos)

Japanese: デ・ジュリ ‎(de-juri), 法律上の ‎(ほうりつじょうの, hōritsujō no)
Polish: wedle prawa, de jure
Portuguese: de jure (pt)
Russian: де-ю́ре (ru) ‎(dɛ-júrɛ), юриди́ческий (ru) ‎(juridíčeskij), по пра́ву (ru) ‎(po právu)

Antonyms

de facto

References

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↑ “de jure” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Portuguese

Adjective

de jure ‎(plural de jure, comparable)

de jure (according to the law)