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laches
lach·es [ láchəz, láychəz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
negligence: negligence or delay in doing something, especially in pursuing a legal claim
[14th century. < Anglo-Norman laches(se) "negligence" < Old French lasche "lazy" < Latin laxus "loose"]
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