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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

ip·so fac·to

[ip-soh fak-toh] Pronunciation Key

–noun

by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed: to be condemned ipso facto.

[Origin: 1540–50; < L ipsō factō

]

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ip·so fac·to (ĭp'sō fāk'tō) Pronunciation Key
adv. By the fact itself; by that very fact: An alien, ipso facto, has no right to a U.S. passport.

[New Latin ipsō factō : Latin ipsō, ablative of ipse, itself + Latin factō, ablative of factum, fact.]

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ipso facto

1548, from L., lit. "by that very fact."

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ipso facto
adverb
by the fact itself; "ipso facto, her innocence was established"

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ip·so fac·to
Pronunciation: 'ip-sO-'fak-tO
Function: adverb
Etymology: New Latin, literally, by the fact itself
: by that very fact or act : as an inevitable result ipso facto an accessory>

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