with effect from a date in the past before a law, decision, etc. was approved:
Retroactive
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Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action;affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes. Retroactive law orstatute (Law), one which operates to make criminal or punishable, orin any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of thelaw.
Retroactive meaning & definition 1 of Retroactive.
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a [commoner] of the second-hand lifestyle not limited to or apart from [thrift] stores,used [CDs] tapes and especially 12 vinyl; also close corellation with founders of fly.
retro active
Retroactive meaning & definition 2 of Retroactive.
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(especially of legislation) taking effect from a date in the past.
Retroactive meaning & definition 3 of Retroactive.
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