Retroactively - Law Dictionary Search Results
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
back
back 1 : being overdue or in arrears [ rent] 2 : being retroactive esp. as compensation [reinstated with pay]
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
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retrospective
retrospective : affecting things past : retroactive ;specif : of, relating to, or being a law that takes away or impairs vested rights, creates new
vested right
and unconditionally to a person as a property interest which cannot be impaired or taken away (as through retroactive legislation) without the consent of the owner
Reflex
Directed back attended by reflection retroactive introspective
Retro
A prefix or combining form signifying backward back as retroact to act backward retrospect a looking back
Retrospective law
obligation, imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability in respect to transactions or considerations already past. Retroactive statute means a statute which creates a new obligation on transactions or considerations already past or destroys or
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