retroactive: Meaning and Definition of

ret•ro•ac•tive

Pronunciation: (re"trō-ak'tiv), [key]
— adj.
  1. operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law.
  2. pertaining to a pay raise effective as of a past date.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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