ipso facto

adverb

ip·​so fac·​to ˈip-(ˌ)sō-ˈfak-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce ipso facto (audio)
: by that very fact or act : as an inevitable result

Examples of ipso facto in a Sentence

if we refuse to tolerate bigotry, do we become, ipso facto, as intolerant as those whom we condemn?
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This implies a gradual increase in cost over the long-term, which would ipso facto raise prices. Michael Lynch, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Any persistent disparity between racial or social groups is taken as ipso facto proof of invidious discrimination. Charles Kesler, National Review, 20 June 2024 Therefore, logically speaking, ipso facto, acting should cause de-escalation. Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2015 Since the operation was not vetoed, Adams must, ipso facto, have acquiesced. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023 Legal: The gift of the check was revoked ipso facto by the death of Grandmother, the donor. Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022 And the principle remains that representing a malefactor isn’t, ipso facto, an act of malefaction. Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022 Insufficient representation of specific racial groups in a freshman class, a company’s diversity report or the composition of its board for Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures, can all ipso facto reveal the absence of diversity. WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022 Next, the court pointed out that there were serious procedural flaws in the issuance of the garnishment summons, so severe in fact that the garnishment of the funds was ipso facto invalid and the funds would have to be returned to the LLC. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, by the fact itself

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ipso facto was in 1548

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“Ipso facto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ipso%20facto. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

ipso facto

adverb
ip·​so fac·​to ˈip-sō-ˈfak-tō How to pronounce ipso facto (audio)
: by that very fact or act : as an inevitable result
drove the getaway car and was ipso facto an accessory
Etymology

New Latin, literally, by the fact itself

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