Coupled with the Constitution's proscription of ex post facto laws is a similar prohibition against bills of attainder.

Our timescape of life is really a picture showing the fluctuating diversity of life over the past 700 million years. There was little diversity before that time owing to the dominance of blue-green algae. What our timescape shows is, as expected, a number of surges in the diversity of life: […]

They’ve always been a big hit at the box office: ethnically diverse, incredibly loyal, keen wearers of white vests (for the men) and underbum-showcasing hotpants (for the ladies).

The company's officials became nabobs as it took on more and more power after Plassey.