before the fact

Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  Before the commission of a crime.
 * 2) Assumed prior to factual study; ipso facto true, good, or correct; a priori.
 * 1) Assumed prior to factual study; ipso facto true, good, or correct; a priori.
 * 1) Assumed prior to factual study; ipso facto true, good, or correct; a priori.

Translations

 * Finnish: ennen rikosta
 * Polish: przed przestępstwem