📚 noun • entry_id 35600
laches
/ˈlætʃɪz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
incuria • prescripción negativa • tardanza
An unreasonable delay in bringing a claim alleging a wrong, which means the person who waited shall not be permitted to seek an equitable remedy because the delay prejudiced the moving party.
It ill became him to take advantage of such a laches with the eagerness of a shrewd attorney.
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