Ipse Dixit
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
He himself said it. Applied as a substantive to the unsupported assertion of one person. IPSISSIMIS VERBIS (Lat.) In the identical words'; opposed to "substantially." 7 How. (U. S.) 719; 5 Ohio St. 346. IPSO FACTO (Lat.) By the fact itself; by the mere fact. IPSO JURE (Lat.) By the operation of law; by mere law.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
He said it himself, i. e., there is no other authority for it.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
He himself said it; a bare assertion resting on the authority of an individual.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
He himse!f said it; a bare assertion resting on tha authority of an individual.