De jure is used to indicate that something legally exists or is a particular thing. politicians and kings, de jure leaders of men. de facto De jure is also an adverb. The Synod's declarations prevailed de jure but not de facto in the Roman Catholic Church down to the Reformation era. de facto. true or right because of a law de facto
1 Latin term that means "by right, lawful; legitimate " Generally used in contrast to de facto; de jure connotes "as a matter of law," whereas de facto connotes "as a matter of practice not founded upon law "
Latin: "of the law " The term has come to describe a total adherence of the law For example, a de jure government is one which has been created in respect of constitutional law and is in all ways legitimate even though a de facto government may be in control