De jure

Adverb

Définitions

1.AdverbBy right; in accordance with or as deemed by the statute of the law, particularly as opposed to actual practice.

"I used to spend my Sundays playing pinball despite it being de jure illegal under an unenforced bylaw."

2.AdjectiveLegal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only.

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