"after the fact" meaning in English

See after the fact in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ˌɑːftə ðə ˈfækt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌæftɚ ðə ˈfækt/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-after the fact.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} after the fact, {{en-PP}} after the fact
  1. (law) After the occurrence of some action or event, such as a crime or the formation of a contract. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-after_the_fact-en-prep_phrase-n2Seo8fL 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of 'too late': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: accessory after the fact Related terms: before the fact

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "too late",
      "word": "jälkikäteen"
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      "sense": "too late",
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      "sense": "too late",
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      "sense": "too late",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "too late",
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "too late",
      "word": "după aceea"
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