retroactivity

Noun

Meaning

The state or characteristic of being retroactive.

(law) The application of a law to events that took place before it was made.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

retroactive retroaction retroactiveness

Examples

And remember, the SARA Act provided for retroactivity, probably one of the first statutes that did so,” Teixeira said the in the letter. Source: Internet

In his opening Statement at the International Military Tribunal, the British Chief Prosecutor Lord Hartley Shawcross stated: "There is thus no substantial retroactivity in the provisions of the Charter. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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