by definition

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: because of what something or someone is : according to the definition of a word that is being used to describe someone or something

A volunteer by definition is not paid.

A glider is by definition an aircraft with no engine.

Examples of by definition in a Sentence

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But ordinance violations are by definition not criminal; students who bring weapons to school, for example, typically would be arrested, not ticketed. —Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 4 June 2024

Embedded in the idea that the best response to a warming world is to abstain from having kids is the assumption that a human life must, by definition, be a burden on our planet. —Tom Steyer, Fortune, 28 May 2024

Criminals by definition are not prone to obeying laws, either federal or local. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2024

Just by definition, horror seems scary and anxiety-inducing. —Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024

Almost by definition, ranking by engagement is the most effective way to keep users onsite, thus keeping eyeballs on the ads that drive up revenue. —Billy Perrigo, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024

Dark half of moon faces Earth during solar eclipse A solar eclipse is, by definition, when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun, contrary to the video's claim. —Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024

But, in some sense, to get out of a black hole, by definition information is traveling faster than light. —Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024

Is manipulation by definition negative, or does manipulation just mean intentionally creating a certain interpersonal context? —David Marchese Photo Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024