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ex post facto

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ex post fac·to  (ks pst fkt)
adj.
Formulated, enacted, or operating retroactively. Used especially of a law.
[Latin ex postfact : ex, from + postfact, ablative of postfactum, that which is done afterward.]
ex post facto
Adjective
having retrospective effect [Latin ex from + post afterwards + factus done]
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Adj.1.ex post facto - affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay"
retro, retroactive
retrospective - concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification"


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No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make any thing but gold and silver a legal tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts; or grant any title of nobility.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.
The Constitution of The United States by History Documents View in context
By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority; such, for instance, as that it shall pass no bills of attainder, no ex post facto laws, and the like.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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