ipso facto

[ ip-soh fak-toh ]

/ ˈɪp soʊ ˈfæk toʊ /

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

Origin of ipso facto

First recorded in 1540–50, ipso facto is from the Latin word ipsō factō

ips, ipsambul, ipse dixit, ipsilateral, ipsissima verba, ipso facto, ipso jure, ipsus, ipswich, ipv, iq

ipso facto

/ (ˈɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ) /

by that very fact or act ipso facto his guilt was apparent

from Latin