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ex post facto
ex post fac·to E0290900 (ĕks′ pōst făk′tō)adj. Formulated, enacted, or operating retroactively: "When we apply today's morality to yesterday's mores, we indulge in ex post facto judgment" (William Safire).
[Latin ex postfactō : ex, from + postfactō, ablative of postfactum, that which is done afterward.]ex post facto (ɛks pəʊst ˈfæktəʊ) adjhaving retrospective effect: an ex post facto law. [C17: from Latin ex from + post afterwards + factus done, from facere to do]ex post fac•to (ˈɛks ˌpoʊst ˈfæk toʊ)
adv., adj. 1. after the fact; subsequently; retroactively. 2. having retroactive force: an ex post facto law. [1625–35; < Latin: from a thing done afterward] ex post factoA Latin phrase meaning after the deed, used to describe something that is retrospective in effect.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ex post facto - affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay"retro, retroactiveretrospective - concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification" |
ex post facto
ex post facto (eks pōst fak′tō) [L., from (what was) done afterwards] After the fact; retrospectively.Ex post facto
Related to Ex post facto: Ex post facto lawex post factoadj. 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 increases 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 enact new rules of proof or longer sentences, those new rules or sentences do not apply to crimes committed before the new law was adopted. EX POST FACTO, contracts, crim. law. This is a technical expression, which signifies, that something has been done after another thing, in relation to the latter.
2. An estate granted, may be made good or avoided by matter ex post facto, when an election is given to the party to accept or not to accept. 1 Co. 146.
3. The Constitution of the United States, art. 1, sec. 10, forbids the states to pass any ex post facto law; which has been defined to be one which renders the act punishable in a manner in which it was not punishable when it was committed. 6 Cranch, 138. This definition extends to laws passed after the act, and affecting a person by way of punishment of that act, either in his person or estate. 3 Dall. 386; 1 Blackf. Ind. R. 193 2 Pet. U. S. Rep. 413 1 Kent, Com. 408; Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.
4. This prohibition in the constitution against passing ex post facto law's, applies exclusively to criminal or penal cases, and not to civil cases. Serg. Const. Law, 356. Vide 2 Pick. R. 172; 11 Pick. R. 28; 2 Root, R. 350; 5 Monr. 133; 9 Mass. R. 363; 3 N. H. Rep. 475; 7 John. R. 488; 6 Binn. R. 271; 1 J. J. Marsh, 563; 2 Pet. R. 681; and the article Retrospective. Ex Post Facto
Ex Post FactoDescribing anything, especially a law, that is applied retroactively. For example, a law criminalizing a certain action, which was passed on November 20, 2010, but gives the state the power to prosecute offenders retroactively to January 1, 2010, is an ex post facto law. Many jurisdictions do not permit their governments to enact ex post facto laws, at least in criminal cases.ex post facto
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