relation
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9.1
- noun
- /rɪˈleɪʃən/
- Formal
:
retroactividad
- For the intent and purpose of the law has full relation to the penalty which here appeareth due upon the bond.
Examples
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Scottish divorce decrees therefore made the guilty party legally dead in relation to their spouse.
Academic text (1996) -
The past is valued for the pragmatic judge not in itself but only in relation to the present and the future.
Academic text (2000) -
We will here briefly survey the situation in both countries in relation to human rights, particularly the right to food.
Academic text (1990) -
In relation to the crime of murder, for example, the 1951 Manual included the following commentary:
Academic text (2018) -
Previous studies of the relation between involvement and academic development with preschoolers had been mixed.
Academic text (2008) -
Sixteen of the thirty-one countries with which Taiwan has diplomatic relations are in this region.
Academic text (1997) -
Long-term fairness in the relations between generations requires efficiency.
Academic text (2018) -
Others argue that failed states stem from arbitrarily defined national borders that bear little relation to regional history and ethnic divisions.
Academic text (2003) -
The theme of clinical uncertainty emerged in relation to participants' evaluations of clients' cognitive abilities.
Academic text (2003) -
The lawyer argued that the contract has a direct relation to the case at hand.
Synonyms
Treating a later court document as filed on an earlier date
Compounds
- Offensive
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A person or thing that others see as less important than the rest of the group
- Specialized
A link between two statements that says if one is true then the other must be true
A duty of company directors to act for the shareholders' benefit
- Formal
A private professional relationship where a doctor cares for a patient
A formal connection between teachers and their students at school or university
- Specialized
A link between a pronoun and the word that shows who or what it means
- Formal
A relationship where a lawyer must act for a client's best interests and keep matters private
- Formal
A relationship where one person trusts another who must act for their benefit
- Formal
A professional relationship in which a lawyer must act for a client's benefit and keep information secret
- Formal
A relationship between people or groups that the law recognizes, like lawyer and client
- Specialized
A connection between words or parts of a sentence, for example agreement between adjectives and nouns
- Specialized
A connection between multiple statements that shows if one follows another, is the same, or is the opposite
- Specialized
A connection between values that shows when they are equal or which is larger
- Specialized
A relationship where two molecules or crystals are exact mirror reflections of each other
- Specialized
The way words and phrases connect in a sentence, like subject or object
- Formal
The way a nurse and a patient work together, with the nurse trying to help and protect the patient's health
A relationship between a trained helper and a person who gets their help, like a doctor or lawyer
- Formal
A legal relationship where a person in charge of a bankrupt person's property manages it for the people owed money
- Specialized
A relation where a smaller part belongs to a larger whole, like a wheel and a car
- Formal
A duty of people in a business together to act honestly and protect each other's interests
- Specialized
A relationship showing how species are related because they came from the same older species
- Formal
A formal school relationship where a teacher helps and guides students
- Formal
A legal relationship where one person must act in another person's best interest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The legal meaning of relation comes from Latin re- 'back' and ferre 'to carry', and it means to 'carry back' an act to an earlier time. That's why in law relation can make something be treated as if it happened at an earlier date.