デジュール

noun-modifying (irregular)

de jure; by law; legally recognized

Used in contrast with デファクト (de facto) to describe a situation that is legally or officially recognized, even if the reality differs. Often appears in political, legal, or technical contexts.

See also: デファクト

• その国くにではデジュールの首しゅ都ととデファクトの首しゅ都とが異ことなる。

  In that country, the de jure capital and the de facto capital are different.

• デジュールな権けん利りはあっても、実じっ際さいには行こう使しできない。

  Even though there is a de jure right, it cannot be exercised in practice.