单词 | laches |
释义 | laches/ˈlatʃɪz / /ˈleɪz/noun [mass noun] Law Unreasonable delay in asserting a claim, which may result in its dismissal.Thus this Court must uphold the Probate Court's decision to find laches inapplicable to this action....
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'slackness, negligence'): from Old French laschesse, from lasche 'loose, lax', based on Latin laxus. The current sense dates from the late 16th century. |
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