De Jure
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Rightfully; of right; lawfu Uy; by legal title. Contrasted with de facto {q.
V.) 4 Bl. Comm. 77.
Of right; distinguished from de gratia, by favor. By law, distinguished from de aequitate, by equity.