In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
RETROACTIVE
retroactive
(adjective) descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
retroactive (not comparable)
Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions
Source: Wiktionary
Re`tro*act"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétroactif.]
Definition: Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes. Retroactive law or statute (Law), one which operates to make criminal or punishable, or in any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the law.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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