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

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ipso facto

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

From Fox News ● May 20, 2020

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

John repeatedly reminds everyone around him — and, ipso facto, the audience — that he intends to mend fences with his lady love.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2017

Cogito ergo sum ipso facto post hoc ergo propter hoc, this requires further study!

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2015

Needless to say, people who dwelt on private land were ipso facto the property of the landowner.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Katsuro Hara