Ex post facto laws are legislative acts that punish an individual or group of persons without the benefit of a trial.

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Ex post facto laws are laws that retroactively change the legal consequences of actions that were committed before the enactment of the law. They do not necessarily punish without a trial but rather change the rules of evidence or alter the definition of crimes after they have been committed.

Ex Post Facto Laws Are Legislative Acts That Punish an Individual