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lapse 1 /'laps/ n: a termination or failure due to events, neglect, or time: asa: the failure of a bequest (as because the intended recipient dies before the testator) compare anti-lapse statuteb: the termination of an insurance policy because of nonpayment of premiums or nonrenewallapse 2 vb lapsed, laps·ingvi: to terminate, become ineffective, or failthe bequest lapsed when the son died before the fatherallowed the insurance policy to lapsevt: to cause (as a policy) to lapsethe company lapsed the policy
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(break) noun
fuga, hiatus, interlude, interruption, lull, pause, recess
associated concepts: devise, lapsed, legacy
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(expiration) noun
decline, default, delinquency, dereliction, error, error, expiry, failure, inconstancy, lapsus, misdeed, misstep, mistake, negligence, peccatum, recreancy, regression, relapse, retrogradation, retrogression, reversion, secession, shortcoming, slip, termination
associated concepts: lapsed bequest, lapsed devise, lapsed legacy, lapsed license, lapsed policy
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(cease) verb
abate, become forfeit, become void, come to an end, complete, conclude, discontinue, end, expire, pass to another, relinquish, reverti, run out, stop, terminate
foreign phrases:
- Accusator post rationabile tempus non est audiendus, nisi se bene de omissione excusaverk. — An accuser ought not to be heard after the lapse of a reasonable time, unless he can account satisfactorily for his delayIV (fall into error) verb be at fault, commit an error, deviate from the proper path, deviate from virtue, do wrong, err, errare, fail, fall from grace, go astray, go awry, misbehave, misstep, peccare, slip, slip from virtue, stray, transgress, trespass, weaken V index abeyance, cease, cessation (interlude), cloture, decline (fall), default, degenerate, descent (declination) deteriorate, error, expire, halt, hiatus, interval, misdeed, nonpayment, oversight (carelessness), pendency, recrudescence, relapse, remission, respite (interval of rest), revert, stop, subside
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.The expiration of a right or privilege due to failure to exercise it or otherwise maintain it; the end of a legacy or right due to the death of the person who held it or to the expiration of a specified period of time; failure of a bequest or testamentary gift; the termination of an insurance policy if the policyholder does not pay the premium.v.lapse
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. Some states have antilapse statutes, which prevent gifts to relatives of the deceased person from lapsing unless the relative has no heirs of his or her own. A lapsed gift becomes part of the residuary estate.Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate CourtCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. The termination or expiration of a right because it has not been exercised or because of the occurrence or nonoccurrence of some contingency.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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The termination or failure of a right or privilege because of a neglect to exercise that right or to perform some duty within a time limit, or because a specified contingency did not occur.The expiration of coverage under an insurance policy because of the insured's failure to pay the premium.The common-law principle that a gift in a will does not take effect but passes into the estate remaining after the payment of debts and particular gifts, if the beneficiary is alive when the will is executed but subsequently predeceases the testator.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The termination or failure of a right or privilege because of a neglect to exercise that right or to perform some duty within a time limit, or because a specified contingency did not occur.The expiration of coverage under an insurance policy because of the insured's failure to pay the premium.The common-law principle that a gift in a will does not take effect but passes into the estate remaining after the payment of debts and particular gifts, if the beneficiary is alive when the will is executed but subsequently predeceases the testator.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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1) v. to fail to occur, particularly a gift made in a will.2) v. to become non-operative.3) n. the termination of a gift made by will or for future distribution from a trust, caused by the death of the person to whom the gift was intended (the beneficiary, legatee, devisee) prior to the death of the person making the will or creating the trust (the testator, trustor or settlor).
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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lapse — n 1 slip, *error, mistake, blunder, faux pas, bull, howler, boner Analogous words: *offense, sin, vice, crime: *fault, failing, frailty, foible: transgression, *breach, violation, trespass 2 relapse, backsliding (see under LAPSE vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Lapse — (l[a^]ps), n. [L. lapsus, fr. labi, p. p. lapsus, to slide, to fall: cf. F. laps. See {Sleep}.] 1. A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; restricted usually to immaterial things, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lapse — Lapse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lapsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapsing}.] 1. To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; mostly restricted to figurative uses. [1913 Webster] A tendency to lapse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapse — [n1] mistake blunder, breach, bungle, crime, error, failing, failure, fault, flub, foible, frailty, gaff, goof, goof up*, indiscretion, miscue, negligence, offense, omission, oversight, screw up*, sin, slip, slip up, transgression, trespass,… … New thesaurus
Lapse — Lapse, v. t. 1. To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass. [1913 Webster] An appeal may be deserted by the appellant s lapsing the term of law. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] 2. To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapse — ► NOUN 1) a brief failure of concentration, memory, or judgement. 2) a decline from previously high standards. 3) an interval of time. 4) Law the termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures. ►… … English terms dictionary
lapse — [laps] n. [L lapsus, a fall: see LAP1] 1. a slip of the tongue, pen, or memory; small error; fault 2. a) a falling away from a moral standard; moral slip b) a falling or slipping into a lower or worse condition, esp. for a short time 3 … English World dictionary
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lapse — ▪ I. lapse lapse 1 [læps] verb [intransitive] 1. COMMERCE if a contract, agreement, or offer lapses, it ends because an agreed time limit has passed: • The customer has the right to exercise the option or allow the option to lapse. • There are… … Financial and business terms
lapse — lapse1 [læps] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: lapsus, from labi to slip ] 1.) a short period of time during which you fail to do something well or properly, often caused by not being careful momentary/temporary/occasional etc lapse ▪ Despite … Dictionary of contemporary English
