retroactively

Meanings

• The concept of making an action or effect retroactive, or effective as if it had occurred earlier.

  - "The government passed a law retroactively taxing income earned before the law's effective date."
  - "The company's new policy retroactively applies to all employees, regardless of when they were hired."

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Rhymes

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retroactive , retroactively , retroactivities , retroactivity

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Etymology

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Retroactively comes from the Latin word 'retro', meaning 'backward', and the verb 'actus', meaning 'do'. Therefore, retroactively means 'to do or make something effective as if it had occurred earlier'.

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1. Legislation: Legislation refers to the lawmaking process through which a government enacts and passes laws. The retroactively concept can apply to legislation when a law is passed that applies to events or situations that occurred before the law's effective date.

2. Regulation: Regulation refers to the process by which a government agency uses its authority to issue and enforce rules, standards, and requirements. The retroactively concept can apply to regulation when a regulation is issued that applies to events or situations that occurred before the regulation's effective date.

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