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retroactively

[ re-troh-ak-tiv-lee ]

adverb

  1. 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

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