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Ex post facto

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means done, made, or applying retroactively, after the fact
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Stage 1 of 2
ex post facto
Latin · ancient
"from after the fact"
from after the fact, from ex (from) post (after) and factum (fact, deed)
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Stage 2 of 2
ex post facto
English · 1600s
"done or applying retroactively"
adopted directly into English legal vocabulary for retroactive laws
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