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ex post facto law

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ex post facto law

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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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
Examples from the Corpus
ex post facto lawNo 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
makes law Corpus particular a that a action


ex post facto law
ex post facto 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