Laches

n. (Law) failure to act within the time allowed; legal principle by which one loses the right to compensation if one does not act within the time allowed

Laches can refer to:Laches (equity): an equitable principle in Anglo-American lawLaches (person): an Athenian aristocrat (c. 475-418 B.C.E.)Laches (dialogue): a Socratic dialogue of PlatoLaches (people): an indigeous people of ColombiaLaches (town): a suburb of Bogotá, Colombia;
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adj. cowardly, heartless, spiritless; dastard, faint, foolish; sheepish, unmanly, weak kneed

n. coward, dastard, craven, recreant, caitiff

v. let loose, drop, let off; set free, release; unhand, slacken; cast, unlock

adj. loose, lax; low down, low grade

(n.)
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A legal doctrine whereby those who take too long to assert a legal right, lose their entitlement to a right or compensation. - (read more on Laches)