1. A correction applied to a document, record, or account that takes effect from a date in the past, prior to when the correction was made
The company issued a retroactive correction to its financial statements from the previous quarter.
A empresa emitiu uma correção retroativa em seus demonstrativos financeiros do trimestre anterior.
2. In legal contexts, the amendment or modification of a previous ruling, decision, or official record to apply backward in time
The court approved a retroactive correction to the birth certificate.
O tribunal aprovou uma correção retroativa na certidão de nascimento.