Latin expression, roughly meaning 'by law', often opposed to 'de facto', meaning 'in fact' or 'in practice'
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Examples for "officially "
Examples for "officially "
1 The Republic's third health insurer, Vivas Health, officially opened for business yesterday.
2 Thrity-six years after the war, Occupation law is still officially its law.
3 September 2008: An official economic report states Ireland is officially in recession.
4 The company officially describes the test as a general measure of health.
5 The deal may be officially announced later this month, the source said.
1 Her family were travelling from Europe to formally identify her body yesterday.
2 The United States is formally neutral on South China Sea territorial issues.
3 The Government formally served legal documents on the UK government on Thursday.
4 The government formally abandoned a six-year-old Norwegian- brokered ceasefire a year ago.
5 The government formally adopted the sustainable development goals in Paris last year.
1 We, however, say create wealth legally and according to rules and policies.
2 Sharapova claimed she had taken meldonium legally for years for health reasons.
3 However, it is not legally binding under Russian criminal or administrative law.
4 Good luck avoiding the appearance of turnabout, however legally legitimate the process.
5 Nothing is likely to happen legally any time soon to change that.
1 See more fully Spellman of Feuds and Tenures, and Craigius de jure feud.
2 Under the Treaty of Berlin in 1878, Serbia became de jure an independent country.
3 But Atella, which, although destroyed de jure along with Capua in 543 (III.
4 But the king de facto was the king, as well as his Majesty de jure .
5 Man is creation's lord de facto and de jure .
1 20), that of Brutus the title - De iure civili- (Cic.
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