RELATION BACK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)