Relation Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Relation

Meaning 1 : (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time

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

    Synonyms : relation back
Meaning 2 : 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
Meaning 3 : a person related by blood or marriage

    Example : he has distant relations back in New Jersey

    Synonyms : relative
Meaning 4 : an act of narration

    Example : he was the hero according to his own relation

    Synonyms : recounting,  telling
Meaning 5 : an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

Meaning 6 : (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

    Example : international relations