Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective According to law; by right.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun By right; according to law. See
de facto .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- By right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to
de facto .
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- adjective By
right , inaccordance with thelaw ,legally .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective by right; according to law
- adverb by law; conforming to the law
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin dē iūre : dē, from + iūre, ablative of iūs, law.]
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Latin "according to law".
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