ipso facto

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

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  1. New Latin ipsō factō : Latin ipsō, ablative of ipse, itself + Latin factō, ablative of factum, fact.

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  1. Latin: ipso, ablative neuter of ipse, he himself (see ipse dixit); facto, ablative of factum, fact: see fact.
 

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/ˈɪpˈsoʊ fæktoʊ/
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