Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

ex post facto

French answer:

rétroactivement

Added to glossary by Jean-Louis S.
Sep 15, 2008 08:37
16 yrs ago
French term

ex post facto

French Bus/Financial Accounting
= "après les faits".

Je ne trouve pas beaucoup d'occurrences dans le domaine de la comptabilité

Puis-je dire "paiements comptabilisés ex post facto", ou bien existe-t-il une autre formulation plus courante ?

Merci d'avance
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Jan 7, 2009 21:09: Jean-Louis S. Created KOG entry

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retroactivement

www.cairn.info/revue-etudes-economiques-de-l-ocde-2005-14-page-45.htm
www.tunisair.com/publish/article.asp?id=92

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-09-15 10:52:57 GMT)
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I forgot the accent: "rétroactivement"

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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2008-09-16 14:36:24 GMT)
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Main Entry: a pos·te·ri·o·ri
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin, literally, from the latter
1 : of or relating to the kind of reasoning that derives propositions from the observation of facts or that by generalizations from facts arrives at principles <a posteriori demonstration> -- contrasted with a priori
2 : of or relating to what cannot be known except from experience : proved by induction from facts obtained by observation or experiment <a posteriori truth>

Citation format for this entry:
"a posteriori." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (16 Sep. 2008)
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Main Entry: 1ex post fac·to
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin, from a thing done afterward
: done, made, or formulated after the fact and on the basis of current premises, conditions, or knowledge : disregarding the previous status or setting of the event or thing concerning which a conclusion is reached or at which action is directed : RETROSPECTIVE, RETROACTIVE <ex post facto punishment> <the general gave his ex post facto approval -- W.H.Upson> <ex post facto rationalizations of behavior -- Edward Sapir> <the results of scientific inquiry are always subject to ex post facto interpretation -- H.M.Magid>

Citation format for this entry:
"ex post facto." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (16 Sep. 2008).
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Main Entry: 2ex post facto
Function: adverb
: after the fact : in a retrospective or retroactive manner <no lawmaker can alter the fact, ex post facto -- C.A.Beard>

Citation format for this entry:
"ex post facto." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (16 Sep. 2008).
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci à tous les deux"
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16 hrs

a posteriori

Un si beau mot, inutilisé ...

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2008-09-16 09:45:03 GMT)
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http://un-interpreters.org/glossaries/Procurement_EFS.doc

ex post facto cases = dossiers approuvés a posteriori
Note from asker:
J'y avais pensé. Seulement, ces deux expressions latines sont-elles vraiment synonymes ?
Peer comment(s):

neutral Jean-Louis S. : I believe that because of its use in philosophy, a posteriori has a more restrictive sense.
13 hrs
agree jacqueline simana : c'est si vrai ! paiements comptabilisés a posteriori.
1 day 10 hrs
Merci Jaqueline !
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