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ex post facto 1 /'eks-ˌpōst-'fak-tō/ adv [Late Latin, literally, from a thing done afterward]: after the fact: retroactivelycannot judge ex post factoex post facto 2 adj1: done, made, or formulated after the fact: retroactive2: of or relating to an ex post facto lawthe chief concerns of the ex post facto ban — L. H. Tribe
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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adjective
affecting a previous act, after, after the act is committed, after the fact, afterward, at a later period, at a later time, at a subsequent period, at a succeeding time, directly after, following in time, later, later in time, retroactive, thereafter
associated concepts: ex post facto law
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(Latin) From the point of view of subsequent events; after the fact; retroactive.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Latin for "after the fact." Refers to laws adopted after an act is committed, making it illegal retroactively. Or, it can refer to laws that increase the penalty for a crime after it is committed. Such laws are specifically prohibited by the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 9.Category: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. Latin After the fact.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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After the act is done; after the fact.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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adj.Latin for "after the fact," which refers to laws adopted after an act is committed making it illegal although it was legal when done, or increasing the penalty for a crime after it is committed. Such laws are specifically prohibited by the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 9. Therefore, if a state legislature or Congress enacts new rules of proof or longer sentences, those new rules or sentences do not apply to crimes committed before the new law was adopted.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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Ex Post Facto — may refer to:* Ex Post Facto ( Voyager episode), the eighth episode of Star Trek: Voyager * Ex post facto law, law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of acts committed prior to the enactment of the law … Wikipedia
ex post facto — is a legal phrase meaning ‘with retrospective action or force’, as in increasing its guilt ex post facto / ex post facto laws. Strictly speaking, as Fowler (1926) noted, the spelling should be ex postfacto (meaning ‘on the basis of the later… … Modern English usage
ex post facto — [eks΄ pōst fak′tō] adj. [L, from (the thing) done afterward] done or made afterward, esp. when having retroactive effect [an ex post facto law] … English World dictionary
ex post facto — I. adverb Etymology: Late Latin, literally, from a thing done afterward Date: 1621 after the fact ; retroactively II. adjective Date: 1787 done, made, or formulated after the fact ; retroactive < ex post facto approval > < … New Collegiate Dictionary
