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expostfacto

expostfacto is the alternative form of ex post facto.

Meaning of ex post facto

Adjective

ex post facto (not comparable)

  1. Retroactive.
    • One of them added that it was hard lines that there wasn’t any gentleman “such-like as yourself, squire,” to show some sort of appreciation of their efforts in a liquid form; […] The opportunities of acquiring an abnormal thirst had been here limited; a noble use of them had, however, been made...1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula
    1. Formulated or enacted after some event, and then retroactively applied to it.
      • Coupled with the Constitution's proscription of ex post facto laws is a similar prohibition against bills of attainder.1998, Daniel E. Troy, Retroactive Legislation, page 56

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Questions about expostfacto

What is expostfacto the alternative form of?
Expostfacto is the alternative form of ex post facto.

Words near expostfacto in the dictionary

  1. exposits
  2. exposome
  3. exposomes
  4. exposomic
  5. exposomics
  6. expostfacto
  7. expostulate
  8. expostulated
  9. expostulates
  10. expostulateth
  11. expostulating

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