Ipso facto
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Aside from its technical uses, it occurs frequently in literature, particularly in scholarly addenda: e.g., "Faustus had signed his life away, and was, Script error: No such module "Lang"., incapable of repentance" (from Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus) or "These prejudices are rooted in the idea that every tramp Script error: No such module "Lang". is a blackguard" (from George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London).
In Catholic canon law
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See also
- List of Latin phrases
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- Q.E.D.
- List of Latin phrases (E)#ergo
References
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