relation back (n)
relation (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
examples his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed
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Hypernym legal principle, judicial principle, judicial doctrine
Domain of synset - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Incoming links
Hyponym legal principle, judicial principle, judicial doctrine
Member of this domain - TOPIC law, jurisprudence

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