Results for Laches

Definitions of Laches:

A law term, meaning neglect or negligence; inexcusable delay.

Usage examples for Laches:

• Laches moved, in the name of the good luck of the Athenians, that they should conclude the armistice upon the terms agreed upon by the Lacedaemonians and the allies. "The History of the Peloponnesian War", Thucydides

• The Nation says that " The people ought undoubtedly to have looked forward a little when they first began to grant charters; but, not having done so, they ought not now throw on others the whole damage done by their own laches "Monopolies and the People", D. C. Cloud