English-Thai Dictionary

retroactive

ADJ ซึ่ง มีผลย้อนหลัง  retrospective reverted sueng-me-pon-yon-lang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RETROACTIVE

a.[L. retro, backward, and active. ] Operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective.
A retroactive law or statute, is one which operates to affect, make criminal or punishable, acts done prior to the passing of the law.

 

RETROACTIVELY

adv. By returned action or operation; by operating on something past.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RETROACTIVE

Re `tro *act "ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétroactif. ]

 

Defn: Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes. Retroactive law or statute (Law ), one which operates to make criminal or punishable, or in any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the law.

 

RETROACTIVELY

RETROACTIVELY Re `tro *act "ive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a retroactive manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

retroactive

ret ro ac tive |ˌretrōˈaktiv ˈˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪv | ▶adjective (esp. of legislation ) taking effect from a date in the past: a big retroactive tax increase. DERIVATIVES ret ro ac tion |-ˈakSHən |noun, ret ro ac tive ly adverb, ret ro ac tiv i ty |-ˌakˈtivətē |noun

 

retroactive inhibition

ret ro ac tive in hi bi tion ▶noun Psychology the tendency of later learning to hinder the memory of previously learned material.

 

Oxford Dictionary

retroactive

retroactive |rɛtrəʊˈaktɪv | ▶adjective (especially of legislation ) taking effect from a date in the past: a big retroactive tax increase. DERIVATIVES retroact verb, retroaction noun, retroactively adverb, retroactivity |-ˈtɪvɪti |noun

 

retroactive interference

retroactive interference (also retroactive inhibition ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychology the tendency of later learning to hinder the memory of previously learned material.

 

French Dictionary

rétroactivement

rétroactivement adv. adverbe D ’une manière rétroactive.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

retroactive

r è tro á ctive 形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〈法律などが 〉制定前にさかのぼって効力のある, 遡 （そ ）及力のある ▸ a retroactive law 遡及法 ▸ a retroactive pay raise さかのぼっての昇給 ～ly 副詞