LACHES

LACHES laches (lach-iz). [Law French ¡°remissness; slackness¡±] 1. Unreasonable delay in pursuing a right or claim ¡ª almost always an equitable one ¡ª in a way that prejudices the party against whom relief is sought. ¡ª Also termed sleeping on rights. ¡°Early in its history, Chancery developed the doctrine that where the plaintiff in equity […]