retroaction
[ re-troh-ak-shuhn ]
/ ˌrɛ troʊˈæk ʃən /
noun
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Example sentences from the Web for retroaction
In inspiration there is retroaction, and, in some sort, distrust.
Delsarte System of Oratory|VariousIt is to these people, and by retroaction, to yourselves, that you do harm when you govern unjustly.
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean MeslierHitherto it had seemed to me clearly proven that admiring contemplation entailed this retroaction.
Delsarte System of Oratory|Various
British Dictionary definitions for retroaction
retroaction
/ (ˌrɛtrəʊˈækʃən) /
noun
an action contrary or reciprocal to a preceding action
a retrospective action, esp a law affecting events prior to its enactment
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