Definition of Ex postfacto. Meaning of Ex postfacto. Synonyms of Ex postfacto

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Definition of Ex postfacto

Ex postfacto
Ex post facto Ex" post` fac"to, or Ex postfacto Ex" post`fac"to ([e^]ks" p[=o]st" f[a^]k"t[-o]). [L., from what is done afterwards.] (Law) From or by an after act, or thing done afterward; in consequence of a subsequent act; retrospective.

Meaning of Ex postfacto from wikipedia

- elsewhere). Thus, ex post facto or ex postfacto is natively an adverbial phrase, a usage demonstrated by the sentence "He was convicted ex post facto (from...