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ex post facto

ex post facto [Late Latin, literally, from a thing done afterward] : after the fact : retroactively [cannot judge ex post facto] adj 1 : done, made, or formulated after the fact : retroactive 2

back

back 1 : being overdue or in arrears [ rent] 2 : being retroactive esp. as compensation [reinstated with pay]

reservation

with the consent of the tribe as manifest in an election among tribal adults. This requirement was not retroactive. Federal land claim settlement acts pertaining to particular states have included statutes expressly assigning civil and criminal jurisdiction

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retrospective

retrospective : affecting things past : retroactive ;specif : of, relating to, or being a law that takes away or impairs vested rights, creates new

vested right

and unconditionally to a person as a property interest which cannot be impaired or taken away (as through retroactive legislation) without the consent of the owner

Reflex

Directed back attended by reflection retroactive introspective

Retro

A prefix or combining form signifying backward back as retroact to act backward retrospect a looking back

Retrospective law

obligation, imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability in respect to transactions or considerations already past. Retroactive statute means a statute which creates a new obligation on transactions or considerations already past or destroys or

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