Laches

Laches in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

An Athenian general who fell at the battle of Mantinea, B.C. 418. A dialogue of Plato bears his name. See Plato....

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Laches in Wikipedia

Laches (equity) Laches (pronounced /ˈlætʃɨz/) (f. French, lâchesse, lâches) [1] is an equitable defense, or doctrine. The person invoking laches is asserting that an opposing party has "slept on its rights," and that, as a result of this delay, that other party is no longer entitled to its original claim. Put another way, failure to assert one’s ri...

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