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post facta

[pohst fak-tuhm] Origin

post fac·tum

[pohst fak-tuhm]
noun
after the fact; ex post facto: She will announce her decision and then give us a post factum statement of the reasons for it.

Origin:
1685–95; < Latin: after (the) deed
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post factum
1692, from L., lit. "after the fact."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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