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retroacted Definition


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retroact
verb, intr retroacted, retroacting
    1. To react.
    2. law.
      To act retrospectively.
Derivative: retroactive
adj
    Applying to or affecting things from a date in the past.
      Example: retroactive legislation
Derivative: retroactively
adverb
    Derivative: retroactivity
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin retroagere, retroactum to drive back.



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