How is “after the fact” used?

In The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), one line is: “We ve never had to prove a possession after the fact”

Which movie is “after the fact” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021).

We ve never had to prove a possession after the fact

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after sth has happened or been done, when it is too late to prevent it or change it

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after sth has happened or been done, when it is too late to prevent it or change it
We ve never had to prove a possession after the fact
Mr. Porter... with the jury having convicted you in count one of accessory after the fact to murder, I sentence you to the high term of three years.

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版