Definition of lapse

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Lapse (n.) The termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within the limited time, or through failure of some contingency; hence, the devolution of a right or privilege..

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Prolapse :: Prolapse (v. i.) To fall down or out; to protrude.
Recadency :: Recadency (n.) A falling back or descending a second time; a relapse.
Circumduce :: Circumduce (v. t.) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence..
Elapsed :: Elapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Elaps.
Lapse :: Lapse (n.) The termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within the limited time, or through failure of some contingency; hence, the devolution of a right or privilege..
Senescent :: Senescent (a.) Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.
Lapse :: Lapse (n.) A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses..
Lapsed :: Lapsed (a.) Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of insurance; a lapsed legacy..
Collapse :: Collapse (n.) A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as, their vacation passed pleasantly..
Lapse :: Lapse (v. t.) To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender..
Relapser :: Relapser (n.) One who relapses.
Lapse :: Lapse (v. i.) To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of some one, as a patron, a legatee, etc..
Algidity :: Algidity (n.) coldness and collapse.
Relapsed :: Relapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Relaps.
Lapse :: Lapse (n.) A fall or apostasy.
Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back..
Elapse :: Elapse (v. i.) To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time..
Recidivous :: Recidivous (a.) Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former condition or habit.
Failing :: Failing (n.) A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing..
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