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

Under its provisions, anyone looking too closely at anything regarding state secrets is, ipso facto, a criminal.

From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2023

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

From Fox News ● May 20, 2020

While admitting that “knowledge of the circumstance is not ipso facto knowledge of the poem,” he is keen to demonstrate “that facts lying outside the poem are often crucial to its inner working.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2018

“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

It is doubtful whether, as is commonly assumed, they were considered as ipso facto enemies; they were rather guests.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various