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