TIOL-DDT 347 · Monday, 24 April 2006 · story 5 of 5

Greek and Latin

De jure

De jure – by law; Legitimate; lawful, as a matter of law

The Tribunal should be a real substitute of the High Court - not only in form and de jure but in content and de facto. – Supreme Court in the famous Sampath Kumar case -

The phrase is often used with the other phrase de facto

Equity is the life of a legal fiction

Until tomorrow with more DDT

Have a nice Day.

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