OXFORD 9000
📚 adv • entry_id 4054

de jure

/deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
de iure • de jure (de iure)
By 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.
Near-synonym: technically
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