ex post facto

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

1ex post fac·to

adv \ˌeks-ˌpōs(t)-ˈfak-(ˌ)tō\

Definition of EX POST FACTO

: after the fact : retroactively

Origin of EX POST FACTO

Late Latin, literally, from a thing done afterward
First Known Use: 1621

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