Ex Post Facto Definition

ĕks pōst făktō
adjective
Done or made afterward, esp. when having retroactive effect.
An ex post facto law.
Webster's New World
Formulated, enacted, or operating retroactively.
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noun
Latin. After the fact.
Webster's New World Law

Origin of Ex Post Facto

  • Latin ex postfactō ex from postfactō ablative of postfactum that which is done afterward

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin ex (“from”) + post (“after”) + facto, ablative of factum (“deed”)

    From Wiktionary

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