DE JURE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

de jure

adjective

Definition of de jure

as in statutory

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Adjective

Whether athletes ultimately organize as employees, through conference-level bargaining structures, through some new statutory framework, or through another mechanism altogether remains unresolved.

— Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Secured additional statutory authority, including the power to conduct unannounced visits, issue subpoenas, conduct informal hearings and publish decisions.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of statutory

Adjective

The constitutional responsibilities of being monarch sit alongside meetings, correspondence, preparation for engagements and the wider demands of royal life, so there is always another document to read or another issue requiring his attention.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2026
As with all constitutional amendments, Amendment 3 requires a 60% yes vote to pass.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of constitutional

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The proper accounting of military fatalities has implications beyond public transparency.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
This hampers several of my favorite performances, especially Harper, whose Ben is full of sarcastic indignation, and June Laporte as Ginny, an aspiring reporter in need of proper mentoring.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of proper

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Sox right fielder Tristan Peters suffered a bruised shoulder/rib while banging into the outfield wall on Kevin McGonigle’s three-run triple in the fifth inning.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
What to do nearby The Baths of Diocletian and the ancient Roman Servian Wall are right by the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of right

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The tax revolt was a successful attempt by a small group of ideologues to capitalize on people’s justifiable anger at the cost-of-living crisis that followed the war in Vietnam, along with California’s runaway home prices.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The valuation of Fernandez is entirely justifiable within the context of the huge fees paid by several Premier League clubs, and specifically City, for high-level central midfielders this summer.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of justifiable

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