per se
/pəːˈseɪ//pɚːˈseɪ/adjective
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Positing itself and being a principle of its own determination.
adverb
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In and of itself; by itself; without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors.
Example: Some people say that a hangover is caused by impurities in the drink, not by the alcohol per se.
(chiefly in negative polarity environments) In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.
Example: It's not a museum per se, but they do have some interesting artefacts.
Being a thing that posits itself and is a principle of its own determination.
Not leaving discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.
Example: The law makes drunk driving illegal per se