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Latin for "After the fact". Also a retroactive law. Wikipedia says, it "is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of acts committed or the legal status of facts and relationships that existed prior to the enactment of the law." Which means that something that was legal while they were doing it but was then made illegal is viewed as illegal when up for trial. This is forbidden by the U.S. Constitution
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoYou can think of it as meaning, "after the fact." It is used, especially in law, to talk about retroactive penalties. For instance, if they passed an ex post facto law outlawing Big Gulps, and you were pulled over, and a cop found an old Big Gulp container in your car, you would be punished, even though you bought and consumed the Big Gulp long before the law was passed.
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What is the Latin phrase for retrospective action?
ex post facto ex post facto
What is Latin for after the fact?
I believe it's "ex post facto."
What is ex post facoto?
I think you mean ex post facto, which is latin for "after the fact" I think you mean ex post facto, which is latin for "after the fact"
What term means to punish someone for something that was not illegal when it was done?
The legal term for a law that has criminal penalties that effect people prior to the enactment of that law is called an "ex-post facto law". Ex-post facto laws are illegal in most countries and the US Constitution expressly forbids the creation or passage of an ex-post facto law.
How does the US Supreme Court interpret ex post facto laws?
Ex post facto laws are specifically prohibited by the Constitution.
What is name of a law that makes something a crime after the fact?
Ex Post Facto law "Congress shall pass no Ex Post Facto law", I believe is how it appears in the constitution. It is latin for after the fact.
What type of law punishes a person for doing something that was not illegal at the time it was done?
That would be making a law retroactive to a date before the passing of the law. The US Constitution forbids doing it. That would be known as an Ex Post Facto Law and is unconstitutional.
What are 4 different types of ex post facto laws?
There is only one. It is set forth in the Constitution. Ex Post Facto Laws are prohibited.
A law passed making something illegal after the fact?
Such a law is called Ex Post Facto.
What is the difference between ex post facto approval and post facto approval?
Ex-ost-facto means the rules applicable at the time of before the happenings for which which approval sought and post-facto means the rules applicable at the time after the happenings for which the approval is sought.
Im doing a case in school and how will do you know if Ex Post Facto Law applys?
(in the US) Ex Post Facto laws are forbidden by the US Constitution.
Ex post facto laws are prohibited by the Philippines?
none. Section 22. No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall be enacted.
