Etymology

ex post facto

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Latin ex
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  1. Latin · derived fromex“from”
  2. English todayex post facto

From Latin ex (“from”) + post (“after”) + factō, ablative of factum (“deed”). In Latin, ex takes the ablative case, while post takes the accusative case. (See Wikipedia for a discussion of the grammatical form and usage of this phrase.)

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