ex post facto law
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ex post fac·to law /ˌeks pəʊst ˈfæktəʊ ˌlɔː $ -poʊst ˈfæktoʊ ˌlɒː/ noun [countable] law SCLa law that makes a particular action into a crime, and then punishes people who took that action before it had legally become a crime 有追溯效力的法律
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ex post facto law• No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law shall be passed.Origin ex post facto law (1700-1800) Latin “from a thing done afterward”ex post fac·to law nounChineseSyllable
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ex post facto law
ex post fac‧to law /ˌeks pəʊst ˈfæktəʊ ˌlɔː $ -poʊst ˈfæktoʊ ˌlɒː/
noun [countable] law
ex post fac‧to law /ˌeks pəʊst ˈfæktəʊ ˌlɔː $ -poʊst ˈfæktoʊ ˌlɒː/
noun [countable] law Date: 1700-1800
Language: Latin
Origin: 'from a thing done afterward'
a law that makes a particular action into a crime, and then punishes people who took that action before it had legally become a crime
Language: Latin
Origin: 'from a thing done afterward'