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retroaction
noun[ U ]
formaluk /ˌret.rəʊˈæk.ʃən/ us /ˌret.roʊˈæk.ʃən/
the process of making a law or decision effective from a date before it was approved:
The legal profession is concerned that retroaction would cause an unmanageable wave of new cases.
The number of relevant offences committed in the period covered by the retroaction is in the tens of thousands.
The principle of retroaction, where a law applies from a date before it was passed, is well established, but needs to be used with caution.
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