| NOUN | cognition | relation back, relation | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time |
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| Meaning | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time. | |
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| Example | "his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed" | |
| Synonym | relation | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | legal principle, judicial principle, judicial doctrine | (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence |
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