de jure
Use the adjective de jure to describe something that exists legally, like a law which specifies that companies can't discriminate against disabled people when they're hiring workers.
The phrase de jure is often used to emphasize the opposite of de facto, which means "by fact, or "by practice." For example, de facto practices at companies are sometimes discriminatory despite de jure regulations against those practices. The Latin phrase literally means "of law," and it's been used since the 1600s to mean "legitimate or legal," especially by those in the legal profession.
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by right; according to law“de jure recognition of the new government”antonyms:de factoexisting in fact whether with lawful authority or not
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by law; conforming to the law
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The issues surrounding the Russian state and the area of Ukraine known as Crimea involve centuries of history and complex issues of sovereignty and self-determination. In an effort to untangle at least some of these issues, below are 60 vocabulary words drawn from Putin's speech of March 18, 2014. Whatever one thinks of Putin and his methods, and whether the situation in Ukraine is the beginning of something or the end, it is this speech that history will likely turn to to examine Putin's public persona at this time. The entire text of the speech can be found here The Prague Post, March 19, 2014.