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TOPIK 6noun

소급

sogeup

소급이 · 소급을

retroactivity, going back (in time)

Example

새 법은 과거의 사건에 소급하여 적용되지 않습니다.

The new law does not apply retroactively to past cases.

Word parts

소 go upstream급 reach

Literally 'go upstream and reach' — reaching back into the past.