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Ex Post Facto

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

After the fact; by an act or fact occurring after some previous act or fact, and relating thereto; by subsequent matter; the opposite of ab initio. Thus, a deed may be good ab initio, or, if invalid at its inception, may be confirmed hy matter ex post facto.