what is the meaning of the word ispo facto?

Question

it is used in legal parlance

Answer 1

'IPSO FACTO' and not 'ispo facto'

It is a legal phrase used as an adverb which means 'by reasoning from previously known facts. Example - 'You admit you fired the gun and we know that the shot killed the victim, so you are, ipso facto, responsible for his death'.

Answer 2

Ipso Post Facto

Answer 3

Ipso facto

The Latin term "Ipso facto" means, in a UK legal context: "by that very fact."

Another site says :-

ipso facto (ip-soh-fact-toe) prep. Latin for "by the fact itself." An expression more popular with comedians imitating lawyers than with lawyers themselves. A simple example: "a blind person, ipso facto, is not entitled to a driver's license."

Answer 4

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law -
Main Entry: ip·so fac·to
Pronunciation: 'ip-sO-'fak-tO
Function: adverb
Etymology: New Latin, literally, by the fact itself
: by that very fact or act : as an inevitable result

Answer 5

(ip-soh fact-toe) prep. Latin for "by the fact itself." An expression more popular with comedians imitating lawyers than with lawyers themselves. A simple example: "a blind person, ipso facto, is not entitled to a driver's license."

Answer 6

That is ex post facto- meaning "after the fact" or it has been done afterward. or subsequently

i.e. No bill or ex post facto law should be passed.

Answer 7

I think you mean 'ipso facto'. It means by the fact itself.
For more details have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipso_facto

Answer 8

By the fact itself......
eg."ipso facto, her innocence was established"

Answer 9

Latin for "by the very act" - Google

Answer 10

Latin for "as by that very fact."