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Ipso facto

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002779

A Latin phrase meaning "by the fact itself" or "by the very nature of the deed." In legal contexts, it signifies that a particular consequence follows automatically from a specific fact or action, without any further intervention or declaration. For example, a contract may state that a certain event will render it null and void ipso facto.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002779
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002779",
  "term": "Ipso facto",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A Latin phrase meaning \"by the fact itself\" or \"by the very nature of the deed.\" In legal contexts, it signifies that a particular consequence follows automatically from a specific fact or action, without any further intervention or declaration. For example, a contract may state that a certain event will render it null and void ipso facto.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/ipso-facto/"
}

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