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Definition of retroactively adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

retroactively

adverb
 
/ˌretrəʊˈæktɪvli/
 
/ˌretrəʊˈæktɪvli/
(formal)
(also more frequent retrospectively)
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  1. from a particular date in the past rather than from the present date
    • The ruling should be applied retroactively.

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