Definition of Relation back

1. Noun. (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time. "His attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"

Exact synonyms: Relation
Generic synonyms: Judicial Doctrine, Judicial Principle, Legal Principle
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

Lexicographical Neighbors of Relation Back

relatably
relate
relateable
related
related to
relatedly
relatedness
relatednesses
relater
relaters
relates
relatiative
relating
relatings
relation back (current term)
relation to
relational
relational adjective
relational antonym
relational database
relational database management system
relational databases
relational threshold
relationalism
relationalities
relationality
relationally
relationalness
relationism

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