ex post facto law

law that retroactively changes the legal consequences or status of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law
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ex post facto law

Summary

ex post facto law is a Latin phrase[1]. It draws 1,087 Wikipedia views per month (latin_phrase category, ranking #51 of 326).[2]

Key Facts

  • ex post facto law's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[3].
  • ex post facto law is a type of legislation[4].
  • ex post facto law's said to be the same as is recorded as Q48800736[5].
  • ex post facto law's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ex post facto law[6].
  • ex post facto law's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[7].
  • ex post facto law's has characteristic is recorded as retroactivity[8].
  • ex post facto law's different from is recorded as retroactivity[9].
  • ex post facto law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[10].

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Designation and Status

ex post facto law's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[3].

Why It Matters

ex post facto law draws 1,087 Wikipedia views per month (latin_phrase category, ranking #51 of 326).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Human rights
    Instance of
    Subclass of legislation
    Subclass of
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534075405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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