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Retroactively

//ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈæktɪvli// adv

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired. not-comparable

    "The new legislature passed a resolution retroactively legalizing the actions of the revolutionaries that brought them to power."

Adverb
  1. 1
    after the fact wordnet

Etymology

From retroactive + -ly.

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