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relation back

DEFINITIONS OF: relation back

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n (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time

Synonyms:
relation
Type of:
judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
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