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retroactively
[ re-troh-ak-tiv-lee ]
adverb
- in a way that includes or refers to events that happened before the relevant rule, decision, or other measure came into effect:
One other state has just passed a Racial Justice Act, but it doesn’t allow any of the inmates now on death row to file claims retroactively.
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Other Words From
- non·ret·ro·ac·tive·ly adverb
- un·ret·ro·ac·tive·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retroactively1
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