Ex post facto law

Dictionary:

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

One which augments the punishment or alters the rules of evidence to the prisoner’s disadvantage, after the commission of the crime. See 45 Am. Rep. 544, note.

Author:

James A. Ballentine

Publisher:

The Bobbs-Merrill Company

Year Published:

1916

Copyright Year:

1916

Copyright Holder:

Bancroft-Whitney Company

Genre:

Law Dictionary