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What is the name of a law that criminalizes an act that was innocent when it was committed?

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The ex post facto law does one of three things. what are the three things?

Criminalizes act that was innocent when committed
Increases punishment for crime after crime was committed
Takes away defense that was available to defendant when crime was committed
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