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

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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

Any outcome that displeases them is ipso facto a bastardized one.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2020

A liberal arts education does not ipso facto lead to a life of low-wage jobs and financial irresponsibility.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2019

“So Dostoevsky writing about Raskolnikov living in a threadbare garret is condescending to that guy, ipso facto? I don’t buy that.”

From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2018

Really and truly, gentlemen, I vow and protest before you all that hear me, that all that was acted here seemed to be really transacted ipso facto as it appeared.

From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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