De jure

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Template:Wiktionary The terms de jure and de facto are used instead of "in principle" and "in practice", respectively, when one is describing political situations. De jure is also translated as "by law" and de facto is also translated as "in fact". They are also often used when discussing racial segregation. A practice may exist de facto, where the people obey a contract as though there were a law although there is none. A process known as "desuetude" may allow de facto practices to replace obsolete laws. On the other hand, practices may exist de jure and not be obeyed or observed by the people.

De jure and de facto standards can differ; for example, the U.S. de jure standard for measurement of road distances is the kilometer (as the U.S. is party to the Convention du Mètre), but the de facto standard is the mile.

See also

• List of Latin phrases
• De factode:De jure

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