[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

de jure \de` ju"re\ l.
   by right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to de facto.
   1913 webster
see also:
de facto 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

de jure
     adj : by right; according to law; "de jure recognition of the new
           government" ant: de facto
     adv : by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now"
           syn: legally, lawfully, wrongfully ant: unlawfully
see also:
de facto legally lawfully wrongfully unlawfully 

[3] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

de jure, by right. vide de facto.

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