ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Nonretroactivity

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Nonretroactivity is a noun meaning The quality (especially of a law) of not being retroactive.

Meaning

The quality (especially of a law) of not being retroactive.

Example Sentences

The question for the court in this case was whether state courts, in considering postconviction appeals from criminal defendants, are bound by the same rule of nonretroactivity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include retroactivity, retroactiveness, retrogradeness, nonreviewability, revertability, revertibility.

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