Meanings
nounretrospectivity (uncountable)
- uncountableThe effect of being retrospective or retroactive.
it must be pointed out that the distinction between retroactivity and retrospectivity, while describing a real difference in the verbal form in which retrospective law is expressed, lacks normative and practical significance.
2008, Ben Juratowitch, Retroactivity and the Common Law, page 12
Origin
Translations
Greek αναδρομικότητα
- αναδρομικότητα (anadromikótita)Translations
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retrospectivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrospectivity
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“retrospectivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrospectivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrospectivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrospectivity.
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