Legal Definitions - postea

Postea is a Latin word that means "afterwards." In history, it referred to a formal statement that was added to the trial record after the issue had been joined. This statement gave an account of the proceedings at trial and was known as the "postea."

For example, in the 15th-18th centuries, after the jury had given their verdict, the case was sent back to the court at Westminster for judgment. Before this happened, the party in whose favor the verdict had gone would draft a postea, which would be added to the record. This postea would explain what had happened during the trial and what the verdict was.