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relation
noun(re-la-tion)(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
Synonyms: relation back,
Examples:
His attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed.
relation
noun(re-la-tion)sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
Synonyms: carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, copulation, intercourse, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation,
relation
noun(re-la-tion)a person related by blood or marriage
Synonyms: relative,
Examples:
He has distant relations back in New Jersey.
relation
noun(re-la-tion)an act of narration
Synonyms: recounting, telling,
Examples:
He was the hero according to his own relation.
relation
noun(re-la-tion)an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
relation
noun(re-la-tion)(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
Examples:
International relations.