"after the fact" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ˌɑːftə ðə ˈfækt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌæftɚ ðə ˈfækt/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-after the fact.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} after the fact, {{en-PP}} after the fact
  1. (law) After the commission of a crime. Categories (topical): Law Derived forms: accessory after the fact Related terms: before the fact
    Sense id: en-after_the_fact-en-prep_phrase-cOZQX7As Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 76 24 Topics: law
  2. Too late; after something is finished or final. Synonyms: post hoc Translations (too late): jälkikäteen (Finnish), après coup (French), პოსტფაქტუმ (ṗosṭpakṭum) (Georgian), მომხდარი ფაქტის შემდეგ (momxdari pakṭis šemdeg) (Georgian), მომხდარის შემდეგ (momxdaris šemdeg) (Georgian), გაკეთების შემდეგ (gaḳetebis šemdeg) (Georgian), im Nachhinein (German), nachträglich (German), hinterher (German), 뒷북 (dwitbuk) [noun] (Korean), po fakcie (Polish), după aceea (Romanian), a toro pasado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-after_the_fact-en-prep_phrase-Uet7Qjao Disambiguation of 'too late': 3 97

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