Synonyms for de jure
dɪ ˈdʒʊər i, deɪ ˈdʒʊər eɪde ju·re

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1. de jureadjective

   Antonyms:
   de facto

2. de jureadjective

   Antonyms:
   de facto

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1. de jureadverb

   by right; according to law

   "de jure recognition of the new government"

   Antonyms:
   de facto

2. legally, lawfully, de jureadverb

   by law; conforming to the law

   "we are lawfully wedded now"

   Synonyms:
   licitly, legally, legitimately, lawfully

   Antonyms:
   de facto

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1. de jure

   Synonyms:
   [L.] of right, by right, by law

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1. Petro Poroshenko:

   De jure we are not allies, but de facto we are much more than partners. Ukraine is the most eastern outpost of the Euro-Atlantic area.

2. Heino Klinck:

   I think Xi Jinping wants to deter Taiwan from taking any precipitous action, specifically a move to de jure independence and I think Xi wants to convey first and foremost to the U.S. and to other regional actions that China's resolve and commitment with respect to its ‘sovereignty and geographical integrity’ should not be questioned.

3. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat:

   It's about annexation, it's about apartheid, moving to the de jure annexation of settlements is something that was given the green light yesterday.

4. Dan Blumenthal:

   The U.S. is moving in the right direction by more publicly engaging with Taiwan and supporting it. But it needs to bolster its deterrence against a PRC use of force, on Taiwan, the U.S. should engage the CCP in private diplomacy to outline the political and military costs it would face if it uses force against Taiwan. It should be told that there is no surer way to Taiwan de jure independence than CCP aggression.