ipse dixit

ipse dixit
index allegation, assertion, bigot, declaration

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


ipse dixit
(ip-see>b>dix-it) Latin for "he himself said it." A statement that, while unsupported and unproven, may carry some weight based solely on the authority or standing of the person or court that issued it.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


ipse dixit
Latin Asserted but unproven.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


ipse dixit
(Latin: He himself said it.)
An unsupported statement that rests solely on the authority of the individual who makes it.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


ipse dixit
[Latin, He himself said it.] An unsupported statement that rests solely on the authority of the individual who makes it.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

ipse dixit
[ip-sah dicks-it]
v.
   Latin for "he himself said it," meaning the only proof we have of the fact is that this person said it.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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  • Ipse dixit — ( Él mismo lo dijo ) es una expresión latina, que aparece originalmente en Cicerón (De Natura Deorum, I, 5), quien la atribuye a los pitagóricos, quienes aceptaban incluso sin razón cualquier idea que se sustentara por provenir de Pitágoras; con… …   Wikipedia Español

  • IPSE DIXIT —         (лит.) сам сказал.         см. Αυτός έφα. Философский энциклопедический словарь. М.: Советская энциклопедия. Гл. редакция: Л. Ф. Ильичёв, П. Н. Федосеев, С. М. Ковалёв, В. Г. Панов. 1983 …   Философская энциклопедия

  • Ipse dixit — (lat. für ,Er selbst hat es gesagt.‘, altgr. autós epha) ist eine Redewendung, die auf ein personenbezogenes Autoritätsargument verweist. Nach Marcus Tullius Cicero sollten sich die Schüler Pythagoras´ von Samos damit auf dessen eigene Aussagen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ipse dixit — Latin, lit. he (the master) said it, translation of Gk. autos epha, phrase used by disciples of Pythagoras when quoting their master …   Etymology dictionary

  • ipse dixit — [ip′sā dik′sit, ip′sēdik′sit] n. [L, he himself has said (it)] an arbitrary or dogmatic statement …   English World dictionary

  • Ipse dixit — Цицерон  видный древнеримский оратор и политик, в произведении которого впервые встречается данная фраза Ipse dixit (рус. Сам сказал)  латинское кры …   Википедия

  • ipse dixit — ì·pse dì·xit loc.inter., lat. CO iron., espressione usata per polemizzare sull atteggiamento di chi vuole imporre come indiscutibili le proprie opinioni o di chi fonda i propri argomenti esclusivamente sull autorità altrui {{line}} {{/line}}… …   Dizionario italiano

  • ipse dixit — /ɪpseɪ ˈdɪksət/ (say ipsay diksuht) noun an assertion without proof: *you have to take my conclusion as an ipse dixit, rather than as a theorem. –joseph furphy, 1903. {Latin: he himself said it} …  

  • ipse dixit — noun Etymology: Latin, he himself said it Date: 15th century an assertion made but not proved ; dictum …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ipse dixit — /ip se dik sit/; Eng. /ip see dik sit/, Latin. 1. he himself said it. 2. an assertion without proof. * * * …   Universalium

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