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Laches vs Latches - What's the difference?

laches | latches |

As verbs the difference between laches and latches

is that laches is while latches is (latch).

As a noun latches is

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laches

English

(wikipedia laches)

Noun

(-)
  • (legal) Legal doctrine that a person who waits too long to bring a claim alleging a wrong shall not be permitted to seek an equitable remedy because the delay prejudiced the moving party. Sleeping on one's rights.
  • * Macaulay
  • It ill became him to take advantage of such a laches with the eagerness of a shrewd attorney.

    References

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    latches

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • The guard made sure all the latches were secure.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (latch)
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