retroactive


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Synonyms for retroactive

descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

affecting things past

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However, the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed in a statement concerns about the retroactive bonuses, saying they would affect the financial status of companies and institutions and violate the rights and obligations arising from the contracts.
The court typically doles out retroactive suspensions only if a "compelling circumstance mitigates the severity of the discipline."As an example, the justicesnoted inthe decision on Wednesday is that they might recommend a retroactive suspension in response to conduct that had prompted a previous suspension.
To understand how retroactive date functions - let's take another example:
This Court's intervention is necessary to reconfirm due process imposes meaningful constraints on retroactive tax legislation, especially when such legislation is enacted to overturn judicial decisions.
DETROIT -- Placed RHP Bruce Rondon on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 1.
"Residents have been saved a great deal of money in retroactive costs, which have been completely eliminated, and some relief in the MCI rent additions.
According to the suit, the studio amended the existing 2007 Twilight agreements to include additional retroactive bonuses, which meant that they were given 2.5 million dollar each.
Renewable energy producers from several member states have joined forces, calling on the European Commission collectively for the first time to take action against an increasing number of retroactive measures aimed at their sector.
This new law is meant to help the families of security forces martyrs receive a financial compensation with retroactive effect as of March 1, 2011.
The extended business tax provisions' effect on a taxpayer's financial statements depends upon: (1) whether the extension is retroactive or prospective and (2) whether the impact is permanent or only one of timing.
Congress has sometimes retroactively enacted or extended tax provisions, such as the retroactive reinstatement to Jan.
The spike in expenditures originated from the 2012 cost of living increase and retroactive payments that include the monthly increment for September and October 2012 and part of the retroactive payment for the period Feb.-Aug.
In his letter, Christofias said, 'we strongly believe that the direct bank recapitalisation tool should be retroactive for those countries that have received indirect recapitalisations for their banking sectors...