English noun: relation back | |||
1. | relation back (cognition) (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time | ||
Samples | His attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed. | ||
Synonyms | relation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||