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Lapse

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Meaning

Noun

A
; a slip.
A
or
standards.
A
in continuity.
An
of time between events.
A
of a right etc; through
or neglect.
In Meteorology & Weather:
In Law:
A
that if the person to whom
is
were to
before the
, then the
would be ineffective.
In Theology:
A
or apostasy.

Verb

To
; to subside.
To
or heresy.
To
a
is
to avoid.
To become void.
To
or
from one
to another, or from the
, by the
,
, or
of somebody, such as a
or legatee.
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Origin

lapse
English
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laps
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
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lapsus
Latin
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labi
Latin
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Etym
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