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laches

laches

See also: lâches and lâchés

English

Noun

laches ‎(uncountable)

  1. (law) An unreasonable delay in bringing a claim alleging a wrong, which means the person who waited shall not be permitted to seek an equitable remedy because the delay prejudiced the moving party. Sleeping on one's rights.
    • Macaulay
      It ill became him to take advantage of such a laches with the eagerness of a shrewd attorney.

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Occitan

Noun

laches

  1. plural of lach

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman laches, from Old French lachesse ‎(“laxness”), from laschier, from Vulgar Latin laxico, frequentative of Latin laxo ‎(“relax, moderate, weaken”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlætʃɪz/ (UK)
  • Homophone: latches

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