ipso facto
By that alone
Ipso facto is Latin for "by the fact itself"—meaning something follows automatically from a stated fact without needing further argument.
A counterfeit bill is ipso facto worthless.
Being born in the United States makes you ipso facto a citizen.
The phrase appears in legal and academic contexts but also in general speech when emphasizing that a conclusion is self-evident from the premise.
For that reason
- consequentlyAs a result
- henceFor that reason
- thusIn this way
- ergoTherefore, in Latin
accordingly · necessarily · automatically · by definition · it follows · inherently · intrinsically · as a result
By right of law
- prima facieApparently true initially
- per seBy itself, essentially
- quid pro quoReciprocal exchange of value
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
mens rea · in camera · pro forma · affidavit · statute · jurisprudence · precedent · adjudication
Easily perceived, unmistakable
- apparentClearly seen or understood
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
- self-explanatoryClear from its own terms
axiomatic · undeniable · incontrovertible · indisputable · unquestionable · patent · plain · clear-cut
therefore
For that reason
- consequentlyAs a result
- henceFor that reason
- thusIn this way
ergo · accordingly · necessarily · automatically · by definition · it follows · inherently · intrinsically · as a result · per se
de jure
By right of law
- prima facieApparently true initially
- per seBy itself, essentially
- quid pro quoReciprocal exchange of value
habeas corpus · mens rea · in camera · pro forma · affidavit · statute · jurisprudence · precedent · adjudication · tribunal
obvious
Easily perceived, unmistakable
- apparentClearly seen or understood
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
self-explanatory · axiomatic · undeniable · incontrovertible · indisputable · unquestionable · patent · plain · clear-cut · implicit
- Latin Termsa priori, ab initio, ad hoc, ad lib, bona fide
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- Legal Latinab initio, bona fide, caveat emptor, certiorari, de jure
- formal wordshereby, herein, thereof, thereby, whereby
- Latin phrasesE pluribus unum, carpe diem, caveat emptor, veni vidi vici, ad astra
- LatinLatin, Latin vocabulary, Latin roots, Latin alphabet, Latin phrases
ipso factocontingently
Depending on circumstances
conditionally · only if · provided that · subject to · circumstantially
ipso factoarguably
Open to debate
supposedly · presumably · allegedly · ostensibly · apparently
ipso factoindirectly
Via intermediate means
mediately · derivatively · secondarily · consequently · subsequently
factor, factors, factual, manufacture, artifact, manufacturing, manufactured, manufacturer, de facto