/ · 1894 Brewer’s · E · Ex Post Facto (Latin)
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An ex post facto law. A law made to meet and punish a crime after the offence has been committed.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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