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RELATION BACK

\ɹɪlˈe͡ɪʃən bˈak], \ɹɪlˈe‍ɪʃən bˈak], \ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n b_ˈa_k]\

Definitions of RELATION BACK

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2011 - English Dictionary Database

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(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 ammended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

(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 ammended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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