Meaning of 'relation'

noun

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

noun

(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

Example: "international relations"

noun

the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman

Synonyms: sexual intercourse intercourse sex act copulation coitus coition sexual congress congress sexual relation carnal knowledge

noun

the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time

Example: "The attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed."

Synonyms: relation back

noun

an act of narration

Example: "They were the hero according to their own relation."

Synonyms: telling recounting

noun

a person related by blood or marriage

Synonyms: relative