de jure

Latin expression, roughly meaning 'by law', often opposed to 'de facto', meaning 'in fact' or 'in practice'
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de jure

Summary

de jure is a Latin phrase[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of latin_phrase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,997 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • de jure's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[3].
  • de jure's instance of is recorded as quality[4].
  • de jure's instance of is recorded as legal status[5].
  • de jure's instance of is recorded as Wikibase reason for preferred rank[6].
  • de jure is part of de jure/de facto[7].
  • de jure is part of glossary of French words and expressions in English[8].
  • de jure is the opposite of de facto[9].
  • de jure's described by source is recorded as English-Chinese Dictionary of Anglo-American Law[10].
  • de jure's described by source is recorded as Siyasî Düşünce Sözlüğü[11].
  • de jure's partially coincident with is recorded as explicitness[12].

Body

Geography

Part of include de jure/de facto[7], a phrase[13] and glossary of French words and expressions in English[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Latin phrase[3], quality[4], legal status[5], and Wikibase reason for preferred rank[6].

Why It Matters

de jure ranks in the top 2% of latin_phrase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,997 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Infovarius · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'bs', 'bxr', 'ca',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pl, es, et, it, sl, eu, bs, nl, pt, ru, sr, fi, uk, be-tarask, hr, lv, gl, ja, vi, hy, ca, cs, bg, lt, nb, en, hu, fr, ro, pt-br, zh-hant, tt, tt-cyrl, kk, zh"
  2. 25d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/de-jure
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: topic/de-jure"
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