de jure Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective by right; according to law
    • de jure recognition of the new government
  2. adverb by law; conforming to the law
    legally; lawfully.
    • we are lawfully wedded now

WordNet


De` ju"re
Etymology
L.
Definitions
  1. By right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to be facto.

Webster 1913