Where does “de jure” come from?

de jure (English) comes from Latin dē iūre.

de jure (English): By right, in accordance with or as deemed by the...

Definitions

  1. By right, in accordance with or as deemed by the...

Ancestry of “de jure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindē iūre
Every word from Latin dē iūre
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