laches

Significado (Inglés)

1. Negligence in one's duty.
2. An unreasonable delay in bringing a claim alleging a wrong, which means the person who waited shall not be permitted to seek an equitable remedy because the delay prejudiced the moving party.

Conceptos

incuria

tardanza

prescripción negativa

Traducciones

nalatigheid

onachtzaamheid

verwijtbaar

negligência

omissão

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈlætʃɪz/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Anglo-Norman laches, from Old French lachesse (“laxness”), from laschier, from Vulgar Latin laxico, frequentative of Latin laxo (“relax, moderate, weaken”).