What does de jure mean?

de jure means "by right; according to law". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for de jure?

Close synonyms include legally, lawfully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of de jure?

The recorded antonyms are de facto.

Is de jure a common word?

de jure is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

de jure — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
by right; according to law
“de jure recognition of the new government”
Antonymsde facto

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
by law; conforming to the law
“we are lawfully wedded now”
Synonymslegally lawfully

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