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retrocessional agreement.An agreement providing for reinsurance of reinsurance. [Blacks Law 8th]

retrocessionaire.Reinsurance. A reinsurer of a reinsurer. See RETROCESSION. [Blacks Law 8th]

retrocession. 1. The act of ceding something back (such as a territory or jurisdiction). [Cases: United States 3. C.J.S. United States §§ 9–15.] 2. The return of a title or other interest in property to its former or rightful owner. 3. The process of transferring all or part of a reinsured risk to another reinsurance…

retroactive law.A legislative act that looks backward or contemplates the past, affecting acts or facts that existed before the act came into effect. • A retroactive law is not unconstitutional unless it (1) is in the nature of an ex post facto law or a bill of attainder, (2) impairs the obligation of contracts, (3)…

retroactive,adj. (Of a statute, ruling, etc.) extending in scope or effect to matters that have occurred in the past. — Also termed retrospective. Cf. PROSPECTIVE(1). [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 419; Courts 100(1); Statutes 261–278. C.J.S. Courts §§ 147–148; Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 89, 98; Statutes §§ 407–431.] — retroactivity,n. “ ‘Retroactivity’ is…

retributivism (ri-trib-y<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>-viz-<<schwa>>m). The legal theory by which criminal punishment is justified, as long as the offender is morally accountable, regardless of whether deterrence or other good consequences would result. • According to retributivism, a criminal is thought to have a debt to pay to society, which is paid by punishment. The punishment is also sometimes…

retributive punishment.See PUNISHMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

retributive danger.See DANGER. [Blacks Law 8th]

retribution,n.1.Criminal law. Punishment imposed as repayment or revenge for the offense committed; requital. Cf. DETERRENCE; REHABILITATION(1). [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 44.] 2. Something justly deserved; repayment; reward. — retributive,adj. — retribute,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

retrial,n. A new trial of an action that has already been tried. See trial de novo under TRIAL. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2311; New Trial 0.5.] — retry,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]