The Etymology of “Ipso Facto” (By the Fact Itself), the Usage of the Latin Ipso Facto Logical Expression During the Modern Day, and the English Analog of “Ipso Facto”

The term "ipso facto" is Latin for "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, derived from the Latin terms "ipse" which means "self" and "factum" which means "fact" or "deed". It is a term used in philosophy, law, and science (eg. 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...


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