de jure segregation

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Segregation that is imposed by law: This term refers to the separation of groups of people, especially based on race, that is mandated and enforced by official government statutes and legal codes.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The Jim Crow laws in the American South were a clear example of de jure segregation.
    • The landmark court case Brown v. Board of Education ruled that de jure segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
Advanced Usage
  • Legal and historical context: The phrase "de jure segregation" is primarily used in academic, legal, and historical discussions to distinguish government-mandated separation from societal patterns of separation ( segregation).
    • While de jure segregation has been outlawed, patterns of de facto segregation often persist in housing and education.
Variants and Related Words
  • De jure (adverb/adjective): By right, according to law (often contrasted with ).
    • He was the de jure head of state, though the general held de facto power.
  • Segregation (noun): The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
  • De facto segregation (noun): Segregation that occurs in practice due to social, economic, or behavioral factors, not by legal requirement.
Synonyms
  • Legal segregation
  • Statutory segregation
  • Enforced separation
Antonyms
  • De facto segregation: Segregation in fact, but not by legal mandate.
  • Integration: The process of combining or mixing groups that were previously separated.
Noun
  1. segregation that is imposed by law