prout de lege (proh-[schwa]t dee [or di] lee-jee). [Law Latin] According to law. • Proof prout de lege is proof by any legal means, as distinct from proof limited to writing.
— Also termed prout de jure (proh-[schwa]t dee [or di] joor-ee).
“A proof prout de jure is a proof by all the legal means of probation — viz.: writ, witnesses, and oath of party; although, in practice, the phrase is usually applied to a proof of facts and circumstances by parole, in contradistinction to a proof limited to writ or oath of party.” William Bell, Bell’s Dictionary and Digest of the Law of Scotland 871 (George Watson ed., 7th ed. 1890).
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