'De jure' definitions:
Definition of 'de jure'
(from WordNet)
adverb
By law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" [syn: legally, lawfully, de jure] [ant: unlawfully]
adjective
By right; according to law; "de jure recognition of the new government" [ant: de facto]
Definition of 'De jure'
From: GCIDE
- De jure \De` ju"re\ [L.] By right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to de facto. [1913 Webster]