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laches

[lach-iz]

lach·es

[lach-iz]
noun (used with a singular verb) Law.
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English lachesse < Anglo-French, variant of Middle French laschesse, derivative of Old French lasche slack (< Gmc); see -ice
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Laches is always a great word to know.
So is collusion. Does it mean:
to relinquish a known right or interest intentionally
a secret understanding between two or more persons to gain something illegally, to defraud another, or to appear as adversaries though in agreement
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laches (ˈlætʃɪz)
 
n
law negligence or unreasonable delay in pursuing a legal remedy
 
[C14 lachesse, via Old French lasche slack, from Latin laxuslax]

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