ipso facto
ip·so fac·to
adv \ˈip-(ˌ)sō-ˈfak-(ˌ)tō\Definition of IPSO FACTO
: by that very fact or act : as an inevitable result
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- <if we refuse to tolerate bigotry, do we become, ipso facto, as intolerant as those whom we condemn?>
Origin of IPSO FACTO
New Latin, literally, by the fact itself
First Known Use: 1548
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