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单词 laches
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lach•es  (lachiz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.) [Law.]
  1. Lawfailure to do something at the proper time, esp. such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
  • Gmc); see -ice
  • Anglo-French, variant of Middle French laschesse, derivative of Old French lasche slack (
  • Middle English lachesse 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
laches /ˈlætʃɪz/ n
  1. negligence or unreasonable delay in pursuing a legal remedy
Etymology: 14th Century lachesse, via Old French lasche slack, from Latin laxus lax
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