Get to know Retroactivity better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning.
Retroactivity in a sentence
Retroactivity meaning
- The state or characteristic of being retroactive.
- The application of a law to events that took place before it was made.
Using Retroactivity
- The main meaning on this page is: The state or characteristic of being retroactive. | The application of a law to events that took place before it was made.
Context around Retroactivity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Retroactivity
- In this selection, "retroactivity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 34.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, limited and main stand out and add context to how "retroactivity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include article 7 retroactivity main article and only limited retroactivity the fate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "retroactivity" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with retroactivity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This was the first time the court ruled that such an expulsion would be a violation of Article 6. citation Article 7 - retroactivity main Article 7 prohibits the retroactive criminalisation of acts and omissions. (34 words)
As one of Florida’s Justices predicted when objecting to the decision to grant only limited retroactivity, the fate of those on death row would depend on “little more than a roll of the dice”. (35 words)
As one of Florida’s Justices predicted when objecting to the decision to grant only limited retroactivity, the fate of those on death row would depend on “little more than a roll of the dice”. (35 words)
This was the first time the court ruled that such an expulsion would be a violation of Article 6. citation Article 7 - retroactivity main Article 7 prohibits the retroactive criminalisation of acts and omissions. (34 words)
Example sentences (2)
As one of Florida’s Justices predicted when objecting to the decision to grant only limited retroactivity, the fate of those on death row would depend on “little more than a roll of the dice”.
This was the first time the court ruled that such an expulsion would be a violation of Article 6. citation Article 7 - retroactivity main Article 7 prohibits the retroactive criminalisation of acts and omissions.