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retrospective law — A law which looks backward or contemplates the past; one which is made to affect acts or facts occurring, or rights accruing, before it came into force. Every statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or… … Black's law dictionary
retrospective — ret·ro·spec·tive / re trə ˌspek tiv/ adj: affecting things past: retroactive; specif: of, relating to, or being a law that takes away or impairs vested rights, creates new duties or obligations, or attaches new disabilities with respect to acts… … Law dictionary
retrospective cover — When insurance is taken out, it will be necessary to agree and appreciate precisely the period covered, including whether you wish pre policy cover and whether you wish to insure against claims made during the period of insurance or claims based… … Law dictionary
retrospective effect — index nunc pro tunc Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Retrospective — Re tro*spec tive, a. [Cf. F. r[ e]trospectif.] 1. Looking backward; contemplating things past; opposed to {prospective}; as, a retrospective view. [1913 Webster] The sage, with retrospective eye. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Having reference to what… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retrospective — I UK [ˌretrəʊˈspektɪv] / US [ˌretroʊˈspektɪv] adjective * 1) relating to or considering things that happened in the past a retrospective study/analysis 2) a retrospective law or decision affects things that have happened since a particular date… … English dictionary
retrospective — ret|ro|spec|tive1 [ ,retrou spektıv ] adjective * 1. ) relating to or considering things that happened in the past: a retrospective study/analysis 2. ) a retrospective law or decision affects things that have happened since a particular date in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
law — That which is laid down, ordained, or established. A rule or method according to which phenomena or actions co exist or follow each other. Law, in its generic sense, is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and … Black's law dictionary
law — That which is laid down, ordained, or established. A rule or method according to which phenomena or actions co exist or follow each other. Law, in its generic sense, is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and … Black's law dictionary
retroactive law — n. A law that applies to events that happened before it was passed. See also ex post facto, retrospective law The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
