ipso facto

American  

[ip-soh fak-toh] / ˈɪp soʊ ˈfæk toʊ /

adverb

1. by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed.

   to be condemned ipso facto.

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ipso facto British  

/ ˈɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ /

adverb

1. by that very fact or act

   ipso facto his guilt was apparent

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Etymology

Origin of ipso facto

First recorded in 1540–50, ipso facto is from Latin ipsō factō

Example Sentences

Therefore, we'll call it ipso facto, he'll be guilty.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

"All I'm saying is you don't ipso facto believe somebody," she said.

From Fox News • May 20, 2020

Dealing with shady people does not ipso facto mean that the transaction involves dirty money.

From Slate • May 7, 2018

Christopher Hitchens called it “an extraordinarily irritating book, written by one of those people who smugly believe that, having lost their faith, they must ipso facto have found their reason”.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2017

The very conflict of the relative ipso facto puts it in perfect unity with the absolute.

From The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker by Lloyd, Alfred H.