retroactive (redirected from retroacted)

ret·ro·ac·tive  (rtr-ktv)

adj.

Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment: a retroactive pay increase.

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[French rétroactif, from Latin retroctus, past participle of retroagere, to drive back : retr-, retro- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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retro·active·ly adv.

retro·ac·tivi·ty n.

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retroactive

Adjective

effective from a date in the past: justice through retroactive legislation is never justice

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	retroactive - descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life proactive - descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently; "proactive inhibition"; "proactive interference"
	2.	retroactive - affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay" ex post facto, retro retrospective - concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification"

Translations

retroactive [rɛtrəuˈæktɪv] adj → retroactivo

retroactive [rɛtrəuˈæktɪv] adj → rétroactif/ive

retroactive [rɛtrəuˈæktɪv] adj → rückwirkend

retroactive [rɛtrəuˈæktɪv] adj → retroattivo/a