English Explanatory Dictionary

retroactivity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or characteristic of being retroactive.
  2. The application of a law to events that took place before it was made.

Word forms

retroactivity retroactivities

Etymology

From retroactive + -ity.

Synonyms

retroactiveness

Derived words

nonretroactivity
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