de jure
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of de jure
From Latin dē jūrē
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Example Sentences
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"How much land, which land, and whether de facto or de jure."
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025
Still, there are reasons to think that full de jure annexation might not happen.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2024
At that point, the two nations are, de facto if not de jure, at war.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024
“Formally, de jure, Srettha is in charge. De facto, it is Thaksin, except for economic policy,” Paul Chambers, Naresuan University lecturer in Southeast Asian affairs, said in an interview.
From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2023
The pope, Arnauld argued, had authority in matters de jure but not in matters de facto.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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