LACHES


Meaning of LACHES in English

/lach"iz/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. ) Law.

failure to do something at the proper time, esp. such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.

[ 1325-75; ME lachesse laschesse, deriv. of OF lasche slack ( ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .