ex post facto

• Termo jurídico latino que significa 'depois do fato', usado para descrever uma lei ou ato que altera retroativamente os efeitos jurídicos de fatos ocorridos antes de sua edição.

A Latin legal term meaning 'after the fact,' used to describe a law or action that retroactively changes the legal consequences of acts committed before the law was enacted.

1. Retroactive effectC2formal

   Describing a law or action that applies to events that occurred before its enactment.

   Efeito retroativo

   • The court ruled that the ex post facto law was unconstitutional.
   • Ex post facto legislation is prohibited in many legal systems.
   • The new regulation cannot be applied ex post facto to past transactions.