DE JURE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

de jure

adjective

Definition of de jure

as in statutory

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Adjective

McCormick further ordered prejudgment interest on those distributions, calculated from the dates the payments were made and compounded quarterly at the statutory rate.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2026
The government upped the allowance two years ago (from £5,000 to £10,500), but this year, nothing changed despite rising national insurance and statutory wages.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of statutory

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Democrats are expecting to increase their veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the state legislature, along with continuing their streak of winning all Congressional and state constitutional offices since 2006.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
To buy their votes for the constitutional amendment (which needs 60% approval statewide), Tallahassee will use state tax dollars to subsidize those rural counties.

— Steve Geller, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of constitutional

Adjective

Any function whose work can be pointed at a proper model of its underlying business, instead of at a general-purpose language model, is starting to compound the same way Anthropic’s engineering did a year ago.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Pentecostal parents Ruth and Marius were accused of domestic violence, with worldwide protests criticizing what dissenters called harsh and hasty steps taken by Norwegian social workers without proper evidence.

— Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of proper

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That’s right, more than Napa and Sonoma or Virginia—all areas far more famed for their vino and vines than Western North Carolina.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
Fritz started off on the right side, sprinted behind the line to the left and was wide open.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of right

Adjective

According to experts, charities generally are not allowed to accept gifts with specific conditions, unless there is a justifiable reason.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The violence against law enforcement and serious damage to the city are not justifiable.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of justifiable

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