ex post facto

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 187 words | Copyright

ex post facto erron. division of medL. ex postfacto from what is done afterwards, i.e. ex from, out of, with abl. of postfactum, i.e. post after + pp. of facere DO1. XVII (attrib. XVIII).

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