Retroactive Law

Ex Post Facto
Ex post facto is a Latin term meaning 'after the fact.' In legal contexts, it refers specifically to laws that make an act punishable as a crime retroactively, where the act was not considered a crime at the time it was committed. Such laws are prohibited by the U.S. Constitution.

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