inexcusable delay in assertion of rights — index laches Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inexcusable — I adjective atrocious, blameworthy, brutal, condemnable, cruel, disgraceful, flagitious, heinous, immoral, incapable of being justified, incorrigible, indefensible, inexpiable, irremissible, monstrous, objectionable, outrageous, quod nihil… … Law dictionary
delay — I noun cunctatio, cunctation, dalliance, deceleration, deferment, demurral, detainment, detention, dilatoriness, impediment, intermission, interruption, lag, lateness, cessatio, mora, moratorium, pause, postponement, procrastination, prolongation … Law dictionary
delay — vb 1 Delay, retard, slow, slacken, detain are not always close synonyms, but they carry the same basic meaning: to cause someone or something to be behind in his or its schedule or usual rate of movement or progress. Delay implies the operation,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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laches — la·ches / la chəz, lā , shəz/ n pl laches [Anglo French lachesce laschesce negligence, from Old French lasche lax, ultimately from Latin laxare to loosen, from laxus slack] 1: undue delay in asserting a right or privilege compare statute of… … Law dictionary
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dismissal of action — the termination of a civil action at the motion of the defendant. While an order for dismissal may be made at the conclusion of the trial, it is usually made during interlocutory proceedings. An action may be dismissed for want of prosecution… … Law dictionary
laches — [lach′iz] n. [ME lachesse < OFr laschesse < lasche, lax, negligent < VL * lascus, metathetic for L laxus, LAX] Law failure to do the required thing at the proper time (e.g., inexcusable delay in enforcing a claim) … English World dictionary
