noun Lache, Laches n. (Law) Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; especially, a delay in asserting a claim, sufficient to cause a person to lose the right to adjuducation of the claim by a court. "It ill became him to take advantage of such a laches with the eagerness of a shrewd attorney."
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