Definitions for retroactively
retroac·tive·ly

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1. retroactivelyadverb

   after the fact

   "he will get paid retroactively"

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1. retroactivelyadverb

   Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired.

   The new legislature passed a resolution retroactively legalizing the actions of the revolutionaries that brought them to power.

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1. retroactively

   Retroactively refers to making something effective from a past date, altering or applying something (such as laws, regulations, agreements, etc.) to past activities or transactions. It means to take effect from a particular point in the past, rather than from the present or future.

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1. Retroactivelyadverb

   in a retroactive manner

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of retroactively in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of retroactively in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of retroactively in a Sentence

1. Charles Krauthammer:

   It’s win win. If the president vetoes it, it proves what in fact the president actually said himself in the same interview, one of the reasons he did not have to veto, as he said himself, Harry Reid blocked so much in the senate that he did not like. So in fact, this is the way for republicans to retroactively reshape their image.

2. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez:

   We could not apply the new law retroactively, and serious credibility issues in this case precluded us from proceeding on additional charges, yet we remained committed to holding these defendants accountable.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   I also know that there were reports today about the hundreds of officials and the thousand emails that they were sending back and forth that have been looked at and classified retroactively. This really raises serious questions about this whole process, i think Colin Powell summed it up well.

4. Charles Krauthammer:

   Republicans are going to have a chance to show how retroactively for the last six years everything has stopped in the Senate. he's going to be exposed.

5. Bjorn Brunvand:

   Can you take that away from them? Can you retroactively pull the rug out and reinsert the death penalty? Brunvand toldFox News that a motion has already been filed to reinstate the death penalty for his client. He thinks thats an injustice. I cannot imagine having been sentenced to death, having received word from the Supreme Court that the scheme is unconstitutional and youre going to get a new trial, to have lawyers start preparing for trial and then all of the sudden face the prospect that Oh, we might just send you back to death row. I cant imagine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=retroactively
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Retroactively
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retroactively
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=retroactively