What is "ipso facto"

Latin, literally "by that very fact."

adv. By that very fact itself. Compare: eo ipso.The '''Oxford English Dictionary''' (2007)

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

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". Compare also "by itself" and "per se".

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" (from Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus) or "These prejudices are rooted in the idea that every tramp ipso facto is a blackguard" (from George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London).

Ipso Facto is a studio album by the Canadian rock guitarist Rik Emmett, released in 1992. It was Emmett's second solo studio album.

The album was certified gold in the US by the RIAA, with sales of over 500,000 copies, on April 24, 1993 and Platinum, with sales of over one million copies, on July 27, 1999.

Ipso Facto was the last Rik Emmett album to feature a band as writers, following albums would focus entirely on Rik himself, beginning with The Spiral Notebook three years later, in 1995.

Ipso facto is a Latin phrase

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Ipso Facto were an English goth-inflected, melodramatic psychedelic rock band. Founded in 2007 by Rosalie Cunningham ( singer, songwriter, guitar), Victoria Smith ( drums), Cherish Kaya ( keyboards) and Samantha Valentine ( bass guitar). They were based in London but individually originated from different parts of the UK, including Southend, Newcastle and Bedford. Before Ipso Facto, Rosalie and Samantha played in the Southend band Theoretical Girl.

Ipso Facto appeared on the 'BBC Introducing Stage' at the Reading Festival 2008, and supported The Last Shadow Puppets on their 2008 tour.

They supported post-punk band Magazine, on their 2009 reunion tour.

Ipso Facto split up in 2009 and the members have gone separate ways. Rosalie Cunningham is continuing to write and record music with her new band Purson. Samantha Valentine has joined the band Romance, Cherish has gone to play keyboards for Florence and the Machine. Victoria Smith went on to be a touring member with MIA and is the current drummer in The Big Pink.