laches, estoppel by

laches, estoppel by
n.
A doctrine that prevents a person from suing for some grievance that happened far in the past or otherwise seeking to enforce some right that he or she should have addressed long ago, on the assumption that the party with the claim has been negligent in not bringing it, that the defendant would have a hard time defending against it because it is so old, and that often the defendant has been put at a disadvantage because the would-be plaintiff has delayed so long.

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