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relation back

noun

C1CEFR level
75/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The treatment of an amended pleading as filed at the date of the original for limitation purposes.

The added claim survived because it enjoyed relation back to the writ's original service.

Topic: Evidence & procedure in Legal English

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