before the fact

== English == === Prepositional phrase === before the fact (law) Before the commission of a crime. Coordinate term: after the fact accessory before the fact Assumed prior to factual study; ipso facto true, good, or correct; a priori. Coordinate term: after the fact ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “before the fact”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “before the fact”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “before the fact”, in Collins English Dictionary.