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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Algidity :: Algidity (n.) coldness and collapse.
Preterlapsed :: Preterlapsed (a.) Past; as, preterlapsed ages..
Lability :: Lability (n.) Liability to lapse, err, or apostatize..
Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To fall from Christian faith into paganism, heresy, or unbelief; to backslide..
Failing :: Failing (n.) A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing..
Relapsed :: Relapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Relaps.
Delapse :: Delapse (v. i.) To pass down by inheritance; to lapse.
Lapsed :: Lapsed (a.) Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of insurance; a lapsed legacy..
Lapse :: Lapse (v. i.) To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; -- mostly restricted to figurative uses..
Progression :: Progression (n.) Course; passage; lapse or process of time.
Lapsible :: Lapsible (a.) Liable to lapse.
Lapse :: Lapse (v. t.) To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender..
Weed :: Weed (n.) A sudden illness or relapse, often attended with fever, which attacks women in childbed..
Prolapsus :: Prolapsus (n.) Prolapse.
Cropper :: Cropper (n.) A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse..
Setback :: Setback (n.) A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse.
Instauration :: Instauration (n.) Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal; repair; renovation; renaissance..
Prolapse :: Prolapse (n.) The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum..
Proctocele :: Proctocele (n.) Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from relaxation of the sphincter, with more or less swelling; prolapsus ani..
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..
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