de jure

adjective

Definition of de jurenext
as in statutory

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  1. statutory
  2. constitutional
  3. proper
  4. regulation
  5. right
  6. justifiable
Adjective
  • Three ranking House Republicans wrote Blinken in July to accuse the GEC of straying from its statutory duty to counter propaganda and disinformation abroad.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Trump's filing also calls for a judicial review to determine whether the sales violated statutory mandates.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of statutory
Adjective
  • The consensus ignored or undermined the constitutional structure that had preserved American freedom and made this country great.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Economic confidence hangs in the balance as constitutional judges weigh how to rule on Yoon’s fate over the next 180 days.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of constitutional
Adjective
  • There are sacrifices that have to be made in this life that lead to a sort of ebbing and flowing that’s integral to the proper running of things, like a stream.
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Here’s how can Hoosiers help bats at home Installing bat boxes can help provide emergency shelters for bats that might need them when proper roosts are unavailable.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of proper
Adjective
  • Democrat amendments squashed Democrats and pro-regulation groups argued the measure lacks any awareness of the common good, and prioritizes political ambitions and corporate profits over people’s lives.
    James Call, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The swearing in of Commissioner Mary T. Boyle in June brought the commission up to full strength, with a 3-2 split in favor of Democratic appointees who are expected to take an aggressive enforcement stance in line with the Biden administration’s pro-regulation agenda.
    Dean Seal, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
Definition of regulation
Adjective
  • His exit from his government job meant the government no longer could use its watchdog to test him, right?
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • So far that hits on multiple Hallmark holiday movie themes, right?
    Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of right
Adjective
  • Yet providers have their own justifiable complaints about how health insurers deploy their networks to restrict coverage, such as prior authorization and other bureaucratic hurdles that providers must jump in order to receive compensation for caring for their patients.
    Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
  • For those who follow the film festival circuit, Bong Joon-ho’s 2019 Palme d’Or win at the Cannes Film Festival for Parasite seemed like an inevitable and justifiable distinction.
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of justifiable
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