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retroactive
adjective
Affecting things past
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ˌɹɛt.ɹəʊˈæk.tɪv
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adjective
Affecting things past
“Retroactive tax increase”
adjective
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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Retroactive tax increase
An ex-post-facto law
Retro pay
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