Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A mocking word in the passage quoted, conveying a vague threat.
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Examples
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Trebatius, says, Accedit etiam, quod familiam ducit in jure civili, singularis memoria, summa scientia, which means that Trebatius possessed a still further most important qualification for a student of civil law, a remarkable memory, &c.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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547: "Praecepta enim in jure civili non dantur parvulis et indiscretis, sed adultis et discretis." back
A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 2005
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In some cases, the definition of parishes by ethnicity was de jure aka “nationality parishes” while in other cases the ethnic fragmentation was de facto, based on geography, as ethnicity and neighborhood boundaries were coterminous anyway.50 Whether de facto or de jure, the objective was to provide a linguistically and culturally comfortable niche in which members of the different ethnic groups could experience their religion, and reinforce their ethnicity.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Thus, it is through delegation a jure, that is in virtue of jurisdiction granted by the Council of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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For the civil law cannot make that to be done jure, which is against the law divine, or of nature.
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It was a peculiarity of this period that for much of the time, there were two emperors: one of the Macedonian house, who inherited the title and was ruler de jure; the other, a successful general, who acted as ruler de facto.
superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010
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As chief counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Mr. Marshall was the field general of the litigation portion of the civil rights revolution of the mid-Twentieth Century, directing a series of legal victories against de jure segregation, culminating in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Miguel Estrada Writes in Support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation 2010
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Certainly not that one, being simply the stated opinions of a limited number of signers, and never ratified by any de jure or even de facto government in any formal manner.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Administration to Appeal in National Day of Prayer Case 2010
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A point must be made as to German-speaking linguistic areas, as opposed to just Germany de jure.
Matthew Yglesias » 18th Century Polish Strategic Dilemmas 2010
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Of how the obvious justice of Brown vs. The Board of Education, eliminating de jure segregation, led to the judicial activism of de facto remedies and federal judges, not parents or teachers, as overseers of public education.
Michael Jones: Waiting for "Superman" Michael Jones 2010
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