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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quality (especially of a law) of not being retroactive..
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.
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Nonretroactivity means The quality (especially of a law) of not being retroactive..
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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.
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