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RELATION BACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
Example:
his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed
Synonyms:
relation; relation back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("relation back" is a kind of...):
judicial doctrine; judicial principle; legal principle ((law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
