Definition of De jure segregation

1. Noun. Segregation that is imposed by law.

Generic synonyms: Segregation, Separatism

Lexicographical Neighbors of De Jure Segregation

de Saussure
de Spinoza
de Valera
de bene esse
de bonis non administratis
de dicto
de die ad diem
de die in diem
de facto
de facto corporation
de facto corporations
de facto segregation
de factos
de haut en bas
de jure
de jure segregation (current term)
de l'Orme
de la Mare
de luxe
de minimis
de minimis non curat lex
de nada
de novo
de novo pathway
de re
de rigeur
de rigueur
de trop
dea ex machina

Literary usage of De jure segregation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Location and Racial Composition of Public Housing in the U. S.: An Analysis by John M. Goering (1995)
"Social historians and policy analysts have documented the role of historical, de jure segregation on the isolation, reputation, and occupancy of nearly 1 ..."

2. Critical Perspectives On Racial And Ethnic Differences In Health In Late Life by Norman B. Anderson, Rodolfo A. Bulatao, Barney Cohen (2004)
"Thus, the results of Figure 16-5 suggest that even 35 years after the passage of Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act that forbade de jure segregation ..."

3. Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American Communities: Poverty, Inequality, and edited by Mary F. Berry, Cruz Reynoso, Carl A. Anderson (1997)
"... and His- panics and American Indians—are historical minorities that have experienced de jure segregation and discrimination at the hands of the State. ..."

4. Fairness in Employment Testing: Validity Generalization, Minority Issues by John A. Hartigan, Alexandra K. Wigdor (1989)
"... segregation outside the South was as unconstitutional as de jure segregation in the South (Keyes v. ..."

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