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retroactive

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Adjective

affecting things past
- retroactive tax increase
- an ex-post-facto law
- retro pay

descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

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Synonyms:
ex post facto retro

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retroactive retroactively
Words contain "retroactive" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
retroactive ex post facto retro

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