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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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Policeman
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- ex post facto in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- ex post facto in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
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.
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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