retroactive Meaning, Definition & Usage
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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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adjective satellite affecting things past
retro; ex post facto.
- retroactive tax increase
- an ex-post-facto law
- retro pay
WordNet
Re`tro*act"ive adjective
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes.
