pro·spec·tive /prə-'spek-tiv, 'prä-ˌspek-/ adj
1: relating to or effective in the future
a statute's prospective effect
2: likely to come about: expected to happen
prospective inability to perform the contract
3: likely to be or become
a prospective buyer
pro·spec·tive·ly adv
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.