De jure
Comes from Latin and means "concerning the law." In law cases it is used to refer to what the law says. De jure segregation is segregation based on actual laws.
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Jewish Women's Archive. "De jure." (Viewed on November 22, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/node/11832>.