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ex post facto clause n often cap E&P&F&C: the clause in Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution forbidding Congress from passing any ex post facto laws
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
ex post facto clause
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