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retroactive

[ re-troh-ak-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective:
a retroactive law.
pertaining to a pay raise effective as of a past date.

retroactive

/ ˌrɛtrəʊˈæktɪv /

First recorded in 1605–15; retro- + active

For a pair such as Viola and Perov, who have co-created work for decades, there is also precedent for retroactive co-authorship.

Lavalle and his three pals allegedly pocketed a cut of the retroactive lump sum ofas much as $100,000 that each claimant received.

What this may do is reduce the retroactive awards that folks get when they finally manage to get their disability claim approved.

The corroboration that apparently led him to put faith in Ben-Menashe's testimony was retroactive.

Despite his red-hot debate showings—and a retroactive win in Iowa—Senator Sweatervest was basically a nonfactor in Florida.

An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.

Therefore, said they, there was no question for them to consider, their powers not being retroactive.

The matter is so generally recognised that it has a sort of retroactive effect upon the historical ideas of the masses.

The claim that humanity is born saddled with this retroactive obligation requires more convincing proof than has yet been offered.

More than once laws were passed with retroactive effect—truly one of the grossest abuses possible for a civilized Government.

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