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Adjective: de jure  dee'jû-ree
  1. By right; according to law
    "de jure recognition of the new government"
Adverb: de jure  dee'jû-ree
  1. By law; conforming to the law
    "we are de jure wedded now";
    - legally, lawfully

Antonym: de facto, unlawfully

Encyclopedia: De jure

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