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lapse
noun
1 a slight mistake or failure.
2 a perceived decline in standards of behaviour, etc His drunken lapses are getting more frequent .
3 a passing of time.
4 law the loss of a right or privilege because of failure to renew a claim to it.
verb (lapsed , lapsing ) intr
1 to fail to behave in what is perceived as a proper or morally acceptable way.
2 to turn away from a faith or belief.
3 (usu lapse into something) to pass into or return to (a specified state) The conversation lapsed into dull gossip when she went out .
4 law said of a right, privilege, etc: to become invalid because the claim to it has not been renewed.
5 said of a membership of a club, society, etc: to become invalid, usually because the fees have not been paid or some other condition has not been met.
[16c: from Latin lapsus a slip]
noun
1 a slight mistake or failure.
2 a perceived decline in standards of behaviour, etc His drunken lapses are getting more frequent .
3 a passing of time.
4 law the loss of a right or privilege because of failure to renew a claim to it.
verb (lapsed , lapsing ) intr
1 to fail to behave in what is perceived as a proper or morally acceptable way.
2 to turn away from a faith or belief.
3 (usu lapse into something) to pass into or return to (a specified state) The conversation lapsed into dull gossip when she went out .
4 law said of a right, privilege, etc: to become invalid because the claim to it has not been renewed.
5 said of a membership of a club, society, etc: to become invalid, usually because the fees have not been paid or some other condition has not been met.
[16c: from Latin lapsus a slip]
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