noun
or retroactive statute
: a law that operates to make criminal or punishable or in any way expressly affects an act done prior to the passing of the law — compare ex post facto law
noun
or retroactive statute
: a law that operates to make criminal or punishable or in any way expressly affects an act done prior to the passing of the law — compare ex post facto law
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012