retrospective statute
1retrospective statute — See retrospective legislation …
2retrospective — ► ADJECTIVE 1) looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. 2) (of an exhibition or compilation) showing the development of an artist s work over a period of time. 3) (of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the …
3retrospective 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… …
4retrospective — retrospectively, adv. retrospectiveness, n. /re treuh spek tiv/, adj. 1. directed to the past; contemplative of past situations, events, etc. 2. looking or directed backward. 3. retroactive, as a statute. n. 4. an art exhibit showing an entire… …
5retrospective — adjective 1》 looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. ↘(of an exhibition or compilation) showing the development of an artist s work over a period of time. 2》 (of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the …
6retrospective operation — The operation of a statute as of a time prior to enactment or effective date. 16 Am J2d Const L § 413. The effect sometimes given a predated contract. 17 Am J2d Contr § 69. See retroactive decision; retrospective legislation …
7retrospective — adj. & n. adj. 1 looking back on or dealing with the past. 2 (of an exhibition, recital, etc.) showing an artist s development over his or her lifetime. 3 (of a statute etc.) applying to the past as well as the future; retroactive. 4 (of a view)… …
8retrospective — ret•ro•spec•tive [[t]ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) directed to the past; contemplative of past situations, events, etc 2) looking or directed backward 3) retroactive, as a statute 4) an exhibit showing an entire phase or representative examples… …
9retrospective — /rɛtrəˈspɛktɪv / (say retruh spektiv) adjective 1. directed to the past; contemplative of past events, etc. 2. looking or directed backwards. 3. retroactive, as a statute. –noun 4. an exhibition of an entire phase or representative examples of an …
10retrospective law — A law which looks backward or contemplates the past; one which is made to affect acts or facts occurring, or rights accruing, before it came into force. Every statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or… …