'''Ipso facto''' is a Latin phrase most often used in [[jurisprudence]] and [[Law]] which translates as "by the very fact". For example: "Having fur and a tail, ''ipso facto'' he is an animal." Another example: "Her confession does not ''ipso facto'' prove her guilt."
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'''Ipso facto''' is a [[Latin]] phrase most often used in [[jurisprudence]] and [[Law]] which translates as "by the very fact", "from the fact". A more colloquial informal expression for ''ipso facto'' is "automatically means".
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A more colloquial expression for ''ipso facto'' is "automatically means".
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For example:
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:"Having fur and a tail, ''ipso facto'' he is an animal."
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Another example:
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:"Her confession does not ''ipso facto'' prove her guilt."