☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Laches Defense

An equitable defense asserting that the plaintiff unreasonably delayed in bringing the action and that the delay prejudiced the defendant, barring equitable relief.

Etymology: Old French 'laschesse' (slackness) · Category: Remedies · Source: Costello v. United States, 365 U.S. 265 (1961)
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