relation back
- The process of assigning a prior date to a legal action or document, treating it as if it took effect on the previous date, particularly to circumvent a time restriction
- The court allowed for the relation back of the contract to the date of its initial drafting, thereby bypassing the statute of limitations.
- The lawyer requested a relation back to validate the claim as it was filed a day after the deadline.
- The defense argued that the relation back principle was misapplied as the new claim did not arise out of the same set of circumstances.
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