per se

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By itself; without consideration of extraneous factors

The law makes drunk driving illegal per se.

As a matter of law
As such; as one would expect from the name

Well, that's not correct per se, but the situation is something like that.

This is a Latin phrase meaning "by itself," or innately.A per se matter is one that is alone and not connected to another matter.intrinsically: with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se"
Per se means `by itself' or `in itself', and is used when you are talking about the qualities of one thing considered on its own, rather than in connection with other things. The authors' argument is not with the free market per se but with the western society in which it works. used to say that something is being considered alone, not with other connected things
by itself; considering nothing but itself
with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se"
By self; legal work for oneself without benefit of counsel [Top of Page]
Of itself; taken alone; unconnected with other matters
By or of itself; for example, slander per se, where the words spoken are obviously defamatory and the injured party is not required to prove damage to his character
of itself, in itself
Lat By himself or itself; in itself; taken alone; inherently; in isolation; unconnected with other matters
perse
A dark purplish black colour
Perse
See Alexis Saint-Léger Léger. Dark grayish blue or purple
Perse
See Alexis Saint-Léger Léger. Dark grayish blue or purple
perse
of a dark purplish black colour
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