eo ipso

eo ipso [ˈeɪoʊ ˈɪpsoʊ] advb. phr.

1.) By that very act (or quality); through that alone; thereby (Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Edition).

Etymology: Latin, ablative of id ipsum, that (thing) itself.

"It is part of the definitions of a soldier or a servant that they have certain duties; a servant who acts contrary to his master's wishes or interests is eo ipso a bad servant, and a soldier whose conduct is conducive to the losing of wars by his side is eo ipso a bad soldier" (Theories of Ethics, Philippa Foot, 1968).
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