relation back

Noun
  1. (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time (synset 105966295)
    "his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle - (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
    same as: relation

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