Legal Definition and Related Resources of Ex post facto

Meaning of Ex post facto

(Lat. after the act). 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 Coke, 146.

Ex Post Facto Legal Definition

After the fact, ordinarily used in reference to constitutional prohibition on ex post facto laws. For example, a person cannot be punished for conduct committed before a criminal law was enacted.

United States Constitutional Meaning of Ex Post Facto

A law that makes criminal, or that increases the criminal penalty for, an act committed before the law was passed.

Latin Definition

from after the fact

Other Latin Constitutional Definitions in the Law Dictionary

dictum
in personam
in rem
ultra vires
per curiam
amicus curiae
ex post facto
ex parte
ex relatione
nolo contendere
de facto
de jure
in forma pauperis
in re
ratio decidendi
obiter dictum
seriatim
certiorari
stare decisis
subpoena
mandamus
habeas corpus

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Ex post facto in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims

From an after fact – a subsequent matter; after the fact or act.

Note: This legal definition of Ex post facto in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.

Ex post facto in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of ex post facto.

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Definition of Ex Post Facto

In the context of international law, the legal resource A Dictionary of Law, provides a definition of Ex Post Facto : (Latin: by a subsequent act)

Describing any legal act, such as a statute, that has retrospective effect.

Meaning of Ex Post Facto in the U.S. Legal System

Definition of Ex Post Facto published by the National Association for Court Management: After the fact. The Constitution prohibits the enactment of ex post facto laws. These are laws that permit conviction and punishment for a lawful act performed before the law was changed and the act made illegal.

After the fact, a charge created and leveled against a party after the so-called crime has been committed, thus violating a widely recognized principle of justice.

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