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[ UK /ɹˌɛtɹəʊˈæktɪv/ ]
[ UK /ɹˌɛtɹəʊˈæktɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
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affecting things past
retroactive tax increase
retro pay
an ex-post-facto law
How To Use retroactive In A Sentence
- This will apply retroactively to former users of the service.
- On Jan. 23 a decree suspended import tariffs retroactively from Jan. 15 until the expected announcement of new tariffs on April 1.
- Judicial rules, promulgated prior to such statute and which were more favorable to the interests of remaindermen, can be relied upon by the latter only insofar as said rules were intended to operate retroactively; for the decedent, in whose estate the remaindermen had an interest, died even before such court rules were established. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952
- The Court drew a distinction between the retroactive effect of penal provisions and retroactive effect outside the criminal sphere.
- The legislation is retroactive to 1st June.
- It was only in response to the application that the issue of retroactive child support was raised.
- The insurer had just what Brightpoint needed: a retroactive insurance policy for which Brightpoint would pay monthly premiums for three years, say the documents.
- Now, unfortunately, it seems that I am retroactively a lawbreaker.
- And, the big whopper is that the new provisions are RETROACTIVE to the DATE OF ENACTMENT of FISA, which is 1978, or well before Bush assumed office. Think Progress » ThinkFast PM: June 14, 2006
- Palm retroactively refunding $50 webOS app submiss Joystiq
