ipso facto

ip·so fac·to  (ps fkt)

adv.

By the fact itself; by that very fact: An alien, ipso facto, has no right to a U.S. passport.

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

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ipso facto

Adverb

by that very fact or act [Latin]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

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