Retroactive - Law Dictionary Search Results
reservation
with the consent of the tribe as manifest in an election among tribal adults. This requirement was not retroactive. Federal land claim settlement acts pertaining to particular states have included statutes expressly assigning civil and criminal jurisdiction
ex post facto law
ex post facto law : a civil or criminal law with retroactive effect ;esp : a law that retroactively alters a defendant's rights esp. by criminalizing and imposing punishment for
ex 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
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back
back 1 : being overdue or in arrears [ rent] 2 : being retroactive esp. as compensation [reinstated with pay]
just
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
substantive law
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
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