Ex post facto

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001948",
  "term": "Ex post facto",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A Latin phrase meaning \"after the fact,\" referring to a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of actions that were committed before the enactment of the law. In the United States, the Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws, particularly those that criminalize acts that were legal when committed, increase the punishment for a crime, or alter the rules of evidence to make conviction easier.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/ex-post-facto/"
}