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laches
[ lach-iz ]
noun
- failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
laches
/ ˈlætʃɪz /
noun
- law negligence or unreasonable delay in pursuing a legal remedy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of laches1
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Example Sentences
In the Laches (p. 188) there is a passing reference in which a similar view is expressed.
Plato treats the claim of Ionian to rank among the Hellenic modes as somewhat doubtful (Laches, p. 188).
No doubt the furniture and other property would remain, and might be held to be liable for the present owner's laches.
Some points of resemblance, and some points of difference, appear in the Laches when compared with the Charmides and Lysis.
The characters of Nicias and Laches are indicated by their opinions on the exhibition of the man fighting in heavy armour.
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