retroactive legislation
1retroactive legislation — See retrospective legislation …
2retroactive legislation — laws which go into effect at an earlier date …
3Retroactive — means something happening after the fact. It may refer to:* Retroactive legislation or Ex post facto law * Retroactive continuity or Retcon , in fiction * Retroactive interference, in Interference theory * Retroactive clairvoyance or postdiction… …
4retroactive — [[t]re̱troʊæ̱ktɪv[/t]] ADJ If a decision or action is retroactive, it is intended to take effect from a date in the past. [FORMAL] There are few precedents for the sort of retroactive legislation the banks want. Syn: retrospective Derived words:… …
5retroactive — ret·ro·ac·tive /ˌre trō ak tiv/ adj: extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past; esp: made effective as of a date prior to enactment, promulgation, or imposition a retroactive tax see also …
6retroactive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (especially of legislation) taking effect from a date in the past. DERIVATIVES retroaction noun retroactively adverb …
7retroactive — ret|ro|ac|tive [ˌretrəuˈæktıv US trou ] adj formal a law or decision that is retroactive is effective from a particular date in the past = ↑retrospective ▪ a retroactive pay increase retroactive to ▪ The legislation is retroactive to 1st June.… …
8retroactive — adjective (especially of legislation) taking effect from a date in the past. Derivatives retroact verb retroaction noun retroactively adverb retroactivity noun …
9retroactive — adj. (esp. of legislation) having retrospective effect. Derivatives: retroactively adv. retroactivity n …
10retrospective legislation — Laws which take away or impair vested rights acquired under existing laws, or create a new obligation, impose a new duty, or attach a new disability in respect of transactions or considerations already passed. 16 Am J2d Const L § 413. A statute… …
