Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

De Jure

(Latin). By right, rightfully, lawfully, according to the law of the land. Thus a legal axiom says: “De jure Judices, de facto Juratores, respondent” (Judges look to the law, juries to the facts).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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