laches in English

noun
1
unreasonable delay in making an assertion or claim, such as asserting a right, claiming a privilege, or making an application for redress, which may result in refusal.
Thus this Court must uphold the Probate Court's decision to find laches inapplicable to this action.

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1. Concurring STATEMENT JUSTICE WECHT Filed: November 28, 2020 I join the Court’s order because I wholeheartedly agree that, whatever the merits of Petitioners’ claims regarding the constitutionality of Act 77,1 their request for retrospective relief as to the 2020 General Election is barred by the doctrine of laches