| 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 | ||