per se
Positing itself and being a principle of its own determinationPositing itself and being a principle of its own determination.
» Belief in God is not evil per se.
Der Glaube an Gott ist nicht das Böse an sich. — freddy1
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2 senses(not comparable)Positing itself and being a principle of its own determination.
(not comparable)That does not leave discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.
Examples
6 sentencesBelief in God is not evil per se.
deDer Glaube an Gott ist nicht das Böse an sich. — freddy1
You must admit that you don't feel any time per se isolated from the movement.
ruСогласитесь, вы не воспринимаете ни один момент отдельно от движения. — carlosalberto
deSie müssen zugeben, dass Sie keinen Moment für sich allein und isoliert von der Bewegung wahrnehmen. — carlosalberto
Although there aren't any errors grammatically per se, it personally feels a bit unnatural to me.
It's not that I dislike horror movies per se. I just think many of them are poorly done.
"It must be so cool to have moved so much to so many different places." "It wasn't the dream, per se."
Origin
Borrowed from Latin per sē (“by itself”), from per (“by, through”) and sē (“itself, himselBorrowed from Latin per sē (“by itself”), from per (“by, through”) and sē (“itself, himself, herself, themselves”).
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See also
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