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What is the name of a law that makes something a crime after the fact? (Hint: This law is banned by the Constitution.)
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law of nations
law of nations
habeas corpus law
habeas corpus law
ex post facto law
ex post facto law
law of attainder
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Ex post facto law — a law that retroactively makes an act a crime or increases punishment after it was committed. The U.S. Constitution forbids ex post facto laws (Art. I, §§9–10).
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