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It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
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Meaning of "ipso facto" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IPSO FACTO

From Latin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IPSO FACTO

ipso facto  [ˈɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IPSO FACTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ipso facto is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES IPSO FACTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ipso facto

Ipso facto is a Latin phrase, directly translated as "by the fact itself," which means that a certain phenomenon is a direct consequence, a resultant effect, of the action in question, instead of being brought about by a previous action. It is a term of art used in philosophy, law, and science. An example in law is money laundering: the act is not ipso facto illegal because it is an exchange but is done as a cover for something else, so the act puts the actions of an individual in question. A common English idiom with a similar meaning is "in and of itself". Aside from its technical uses, it occurs frequently in literature, particularly in scholarly addenda: e.g., "Faustus had signed his life away, and was, ipso facto, incapable of repentance" or "These prejudices are rooted in the idea that every tramp ipso facto is a blackguard".

Definition of ipso facto in the English dictionary

The definition of ipso facto in the dictionary is by that very fact or act.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IPSO FACTO


Alecto
əˈlɛktəʊ
alto
ˈæltəʊ
auto
ˈɔːtəʊ
conjunto
kɒnˈdʒʊntəʊ
dato
ˈdɑːtəʊ
destructo
dɪˈstrʌktəʊ
gusto
ˈɡʌstəʊ
junto
ˈdʒʊntəʊ
molto
ˈmɒltəʊ
perfecto
pəˈfɛktəʊ
photo
ˈfəʊtəʊ
pronto
ˈprɒntəʊ
puncto
ˈpʌŋktəʊ
punto
ˈpʊntəʊ
Quito
ˈkiːtəʊ
recto
ˈrɛktəʊ
santo
ˈsɑːntəʊ
tanto
ˈtæntəʊ
toe
təʊ
Toronto
təˈrɒntəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IPSO FACTO

ipomoea
ippon
ipratropium
iprindole
iproniazid
Ipsambul
ipse dixit
ipselateral
ipsilateral
ipsilaterally
ipsissima verba
ipso jure
Ipsus
Ipswich
iq
Iqaluit
Iqbal
Iquique
Iquitos
ir

WORDS THAT END LIKE IPSO FACTO

according to
be a wake-up to
come home to
come to
come up to
de dicto
de facto
down to
due to
ex post facto
face up to
flagrante delicto
give rise to
give way to
go to
go-to
how-to
in addition to
in flagrante delicto
to

Synonyms and antonyms of ipso facto in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ipso facto» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IPSO FACTO

Find out the translation of ipso facto to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ipso facto from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ipso facto» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

依据事实
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ipso facto
570 millions of speakers

English

ipso facto
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वास्तव में ipso
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بحكم الواقع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в силу самого факта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ipso facto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আইপিও আসলে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ipso facto
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ipso facto
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ipso facto
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

IPSO事実上
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 당연
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ipso facto
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đương nhiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐயோ உண்மையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयपीओ फॅक्टो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ipso facto
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ipso facto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ipso facto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в силу самого факту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ipso facto
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ipso facto
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ipso facto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ipso facto
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ipso facto
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ipso facto

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IPSO FACTO»

The term «ipso facto» is regularly used and occupies the 92.293 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IPSO FACTO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ipso facto

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QUOTES WITH «IPSO FACTO»

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It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IPSO FACTO»

Discover the use of ipso facto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ipso facto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ipso Facto: A Scientific Exploration of the Old and the New ...
Author. Don Leichel was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. His family returned to the Netherlands, where Don was educated at High School and at the Nautical College in Amsterdam. He started his career as a navigational officer in the Dutch  ...
Don Leichel, 2012
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Bankruptcy and Debtor/creditor: Examples and Explanations
Section 365 refers to ipso facto provisions four times: §365(b)(2) does not require cure of a breach of an ipso facto clause in a contract: §365(c)(1) makes such contract terms ineffective in deciding whether contract rights are transferable under ...
Brian A. Blum, 2006
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Inside Bankruptcy Law: What Matters and Why
(2) Ipso Facto Clauses Once a debtor files for bankruptcy, the non- debtor party ( the debtor's counterpart) must honor an executory contract or unexpired lease. During the initial stages of the case, while the debtor is deciding whether to stay in ...
Nathalie Martin, Ocean Tama, 2008
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The New Bankruptcy Code: Cases, Developments, and Practice ...
Does BAPCPA bless "ipso facto" clauses? A. In re Vonald, 343 B.R. 524 (Bankr. E.D.N.C. 2006) In addition to reaching the same conclusion as the Norton court with respect to elimination of the ride-through option, the Donald court found that  ...
Sally M. Henry, 2007
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Practice Under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code
Ipso Facto Authorization. Under subsection (b), the authentication of a security agreement ipso facto constitutes the debtor's authorization of the filing of a financing statement covering the collateral described in the security agreement.
Stephen L. Sepinuck, 2008
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New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law
The first form is ipso facto dismissal (c. 694). Second, canon 695 presents the circumstances under which dismissal is required by law. Third, canon 696 introduces those other circumstances under which a member may be dismissed.
John P. Beal, James A. Coriden, Thomas Joseph Green, 2000
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Principles of International Insolvency
16–025 Express right of cancellationWhere the contract contains a provision permitting the counterparty to cancel on the insolvency of the other—``an ipso facto clause''—under English law the creditor may cancel. The objects of these clauses ...
Philip R. Wood, 2007
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The Palestine Yearbook of International Law, 1999-2000
The plain language of the second sentence, the ipso facto clause, quite clearly does not require application of the individualized refugee definition of Article 1A( 2).127 The ipso facto language continues the reference to "persons" used in the ...
Anis F. Kassim, Academie de Droit International, C. (ed.) Mansour, 2002
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The Ipso Facto Capers
You have all heard and read about the Russian Revolution and the assassination of the Tsar Nicholas and his family and friends. Are you sure you were given the true story of what happened ?
Earle W. Jacobs, 2009
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The Surety's Indemnity Agreement: Law and Practice
Ipso Facto Clauses Sample provision: "Default " means the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (E) Principal's insolvency and/or bankruptcy, including the assignment or appointment of a receiver or trustee for reorganization or ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IPSO FACTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ipso facto is used in the context of the following news items.
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Donald Trump: The guy GOP candidates can't ignore - CNN.com
Ipso facto, the Cruz strategy: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Which is what he has done, complimenting Trump as "bold" and "brash," even going ... «CNN, Jul 15»
2
Calgary Should Butt-Out the Vaping Ban | Derek James From
Ipso facto, a health crisis! Of course, this was a sham to distract Calgarians from the fact that Council had no authority to enact the ban. «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
3
Going beyond success. Looking back, we see progress! - Career …
Either way, if the change we're talking about merits conversation, it has been, ipso facto, of significant proportions. And so it has been with our ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
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What ghosting is and how Charlize Theron's doing it to Sean Penn …
Ipso facto, Americans are ruder at work than they used to be. But it's not just them. The French, too, are rude – to foreigners, at least, according ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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New US-Cuba Rapprochement « Trinidad and Tobago News Blog
Ipso facto, in 2015, Cuba is no longer a threat to the national security interests of the United States by any and all stretches of the imagination. «Trinidad and Tobago News, Jul 15»
6
Mmegi Blogs :: Weakening Parliament through Government Business
He selects public Bills and/or policies to be presented before Parliament, arranges Government Business in the House and he is ipso facto a ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
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Faith Matters: Confederate courage - The Daily Item: Opinion
One thing is indisputable: To take up arms for the South in 1861 was ipso facto to defend a heritage economically and culturally founded on the ... «Sunbury Daily Item, Jul 15»
8
Mobile Banking Still Harbors Some Dangers, But Is It Safe Overall?
... online access, and telephone response trees, all of which are set up to assume that the person using them is, ipso facto, the account holder." «MainStreet, Jul 15»
9
THE LOWDOWN: Taking a bull
Dr Morgan Job's solution: “hard work by young Greeks (or Bajans) to open new businesses which earn export revenue; ipso facto, end the ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
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The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act and Quebec trust law: a …
Thus, if property were transferred by way of an express purpose trust, ipso facto the corporation would be entitled to act as trustee of those ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ipso facto [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ipso-facto>. Apr 2024 ».
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