ipso jure

[ ip-soh yoo-re; English ip-soh joor-ee ]

adverb

, Latin.

1. by the law itself; by operation of law.

ipso jure

/ ˈɪpsəʊ ˈjʊərɪ /

adverb

1. by the law itself; by operation of law

Word History and Origins

Origin of ipso jure¹

from Latin

Example Sentences

A tribunal does this not because it has any right or power of its own in the matter, but because the people have, in enacting the Constitution as a supreme law, declared that all other laws inconsistent with it are ipso jure void.

From Project Gutenberg

The king attains his position ipso jure, by reason of being Emperor of Austria, without the necessity of any distinct act of public law.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, the sale was ipso jure void.

From Project Gutenberg

Semper enim ex divinis id obstat, Regem honorificato; & qui potestati resistit, Dei ordinationi resisit: non alias igitur in eum populo potestas est quam si id committat propter quod ipso jure rex esse desinat.

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