Understanding the meaning of relation

relation

/rɪ'leɪʃən/

noun
(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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"his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"

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relation back

type of:
legal principle judicial doctrine judicial principle
noun
sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
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carnal knowledge coition coitus copulation intercourse sex act sexual congress sexual intercourse sexual relation

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sex activity sexual activity sex sexual practice
noun
a person related by blood or marriage
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"he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

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relative

type of:
somebody individual person mortal soul someone
noun
an act of narration
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"he was the hero according to his own relation"

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recounting telling

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yarn narration recital
noun
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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abstraction abstract entity
noun
(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
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"international relations"

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traffic dealings

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