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

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

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

Therefore to set about concluding a proposition is not ipso facto to doubt its truth; we may aim at inferring a proposition, while all the time we assent to it.

From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by Newman, John Henry