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What does the term 'ipso facto' mean?
It's fact
Is ipso facto excommunication only done by the pope?
Ipso facto is a Latin term which is translated as 'by the fact itself' and it means that a certain effect is a direct consequence of ones action. If you are ipso facto excommunicated, it means you get automatically excommunicated by a certain deed itself, eg. if a priest gives absolution to his lover, or if someone hits the pope, he gets ipso facto excommunicated, just by doing this.
What is the legal term meaning the thing speaks for itself?
res ipso loquitor
What are the characteristics of a 'de facto' corporation?
The term 'de facto' refers to what actually, in fact is in effect. The term 'de jure' refers to what is supposed to be in effect, in accordance with legal requirements and standards. A corporation that is described as 'de facto' means that it's being run in such a way that its owners and its directors aren't the same as those that are so identified in the legal documents.
What term means to punish someone for something that was not illegal when it was done?
The legal term for a law that has criminal penalties that effect people prior to the enactment of that law is called an "ex-post facto law". Ex-post facto laws are illegal in most countries and the US Constitution expressly forbids the creation or passage of an ex-post facto law.
Where did the term derby originate?
Where did the term derby originate?
What is the term for Punishment for an act before it was illegal?
The term is "Ex Post Facto"
What is the Legal term for marriage without a license?
As a general rule...the term is "unmarried." However, if you live as married without intent to deceive or defraud, legal doctrine provides you may be considered de facto married. Some states (such as Colorado) allow common law marriage, which is essentially a marriage without a license. Although California, by way of example, does not recognize common law marriage, it does recognize de facto marriage.
What is the punishment of the ex post facto law?
There is no such law. The term is a catch-all phrase for any law that changes the legal consequences of an action that occurred before the passage of the law.
A law to punish a man for something that was not against the law when he did it?
Ex Post Facto is the term you're looking for. It means "from after the action" in latin.An ex post facto law or retroactive law, is a law or ordinance that retroactively changes the legal consequences of actions committed prior to the enactment of the law.
Which term applies to this scenario?
ex post facto law
Where did the term Pogrom originate during the holocaust?
The term Pogrom did not originate during the Holocaust.
