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Home Dictionary Name: retroactive Page: 2ex post facto
ex post facto [Late Latin, literally, from a thing done afterward] : after the fact : retroactively [cannot judge ex post facto] adj 1 : done, made, or formulated after the fact : retroactive 2 : of or relating to an ex post facto law [the chief concerns of the ex post facto ban "L. H. Tribe"] ...
back
back 1 : being overdue or in arrears [ rent] 2 : being retroactive esp. as compensation [reinstated with pay] ...
just
just [Latin justus lawful, merited, from jus right, law] : conforming to law or to the underlying principles of law: as a : conforming to reason or a standard of correctness [ sanctions cannot be excessive in relation to the offense] b : conforming with what is deemed fair or good [the award of attorney's fees was ] [the application of this rule retroactively is not ] just·ly adv just·ness n ...
relate back
relate back re·lat·ed back re·lat·ing back : to apply or take effect retroactively esp. based on relation back [the amendment relates back to the date of the original pleading "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 15(c)"] ...
substantive law
substantive law : law that creates or defines rights, duties, obligations, and causes of action that can be enforced by law compare adjective law, procedural law NOTE: There are restrictions on applying new substantive law (as statutory or case law) retroactively. ...
Retro
A prefix or combining form signifying backward back as retroact to act backward retrospect a looking back...
Retroact
To act backward or in return to act in opposition to be retrospective...
Retroaction
Action returned or action backward...
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