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retroactive

adjective as in ex post facto

adjective as in retrospective

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It will not be retroactive, meaning that it’s only applicable to future discoveries, not past ones.

And Boeing withdrew its offer then to make that pay increase retroactive to the beginning of March.

The hope is the new pay will help recruitment efforts, though there is also concern that current officers will take their retroactive pay raises and leave.

The creative team behind the 1999 hit horror film “The Blair Witch Project” is calling for increased retroactive compensation for the movie’s three stars, as well as “meaningful consultation” on an upcoming reboot.

The retroactive measure, which would waive the statute of limitations for victims filing a civil claim as part of the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy settlement, would take effect after Gov. Kim Reynolds signs it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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