relation back

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
relation back
    n 1: (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 amended
         complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"
         [syn: {relation back}, {relation}]
    

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