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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