What is the connection between bill of attainder and ex-post facto legislation?

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Jonelle Oteng-Nyame

Feb 18 2022

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A bill of attainder is a legislative act which declares individuals guilt of a crime and inflicts punishment on individuals often without a trial. An ex post facto law is a law that acts retroactively or after the fact to criminalise an act that was legal at the time it was committed. The two are not mutually exclusive, however, there is not necessarily any connection between the two.

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