relation back The treating of an act or event as having legal effect from a date earlier than that on which it actually takes place. Thus a grant of probate relates back to the date of the testator’s death.
法律词典收录了4854条英汉双解法律词条，基本涵盖了常用法律英语单词及短语词组的翻译及用法，是法律学习的有利工具。