Meaning of retroact | Babel Free
Definitions
- To act retrospectively or in opposition
- to be retrospective.
- To apply (a law) retroactively to situations that predate the enactment of the law.
Equivalents
Français
rétroagir
Italiano
retroagire
Examples
“In their eyes the past was good or bad for itself, and the present good or bad for itself, and an evil past could no more shadow a virtuous present than a virtuous present could retroact to brighten or redeem an ugly past.”
“Sec. 4. The effectivity of this Act shall retroact to January 1, 2001.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.