SINCE 1828
relate back
intransitive verb
re·late back
related back;
relating back
Legal Definition of relate back
: to apply or take effect retroactively especially based on relation back
an amendment… relates back to the date of the original pleading — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 15(c)
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