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posthumous (pos-ch<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>s), adj. Occurring or existing after death; esp., (of a child) born after the father’s death. [Blacks Law 8th]

post hoc (pohst hok). [Latin fr. post hoc, ergo propter hoc “after this, therefore because of this”] 1.adv. After this; consequently. 2.adj. Of or relating to the fallacy of assuming causality from temporal sequence; confusing sequence with consequence. [Blacks Law 8th]

postglossators (pohst-glah-say-t<<schwa>>rz), n. pl. (often cap.) A group of mainly Italian jurisconsults who were active during the 14th and 15th centuries writing commentaries and treatises that related Roman law to feudal and Germanic law, canon law, and other contemporary bodies of law. • The postglossators constituted the second wave of Roman-law study after its revival…

post-fine. See KING’S SILVER. [Blacks Law 8th]

post-factum (pohst-fak-t<<schwa>>m). [Latin] An after-act; an act done afterwards. — Also spelled postfactum. [Blacks Law 8th]

post facto (pohst fak-toh). [Latin] After the fact. See EX POST FACTO. [Blacks Law 8th]

post-expiration-sales theory.Patents. A theory of lost-profits remedy by which compensation is sought for sales lost after a patent expired, on the basis that infringement gave the competitor a head start on entering the market. — Also termed accelerated-reentry theory. [Cases: Patents 318(3).C.J.S. Patents §§ 564, 566.] [Blacks Law 8th]

posterity,n. 1. Future generations collectively. 2. All the descendants of a person to the furthest generation. [Blacks Law 8th]

posteriority (pah-steer-ee-or-<<schwa>>-tee). The condition or state of being subsequent. • This word was formerly used to describe the relationships existing between a tenant and the two or more lords the tenant held of; the tenant held the older tenancy “by priority” and the more recent one “by posteriority.” [Blacks Law 8th]

posteriores (pah-steer-ee-or-eez), n. pl.[Latin] Roman law. Descendants in a direct line beyond the sixth degree. [Blacks Law 8th]