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lapse 
  n 
1 a drop in standard of an isolated or temporary nature 
a lapse of justice  
2 a break in occurrence, usage, etc. 
a lapse of five weeks between letters  
3 a gradual decline or a drop to a lower degree, condition, or state 
a lapse from high office  
4 a moral fall 
5  (Law) the termination of some right, interest, or privilege, as by neglecting to exercise it or through failure of some contingency 
6  (Insurance) the termination of coverage following a failure to pay the premiums 
  vb intr 
7 to drop in standard or fail to maintain a norm 
8 to decline gradually or fall in status, condition, etc. 
9 to be discontinued, esp. through negligence or other failure 
10 usually foll by: into to drift or slide (into a condition) 
to lapse into sleep  
11 often foll by: from to turn away (from beliefs or norms) 
12  (Law) (of a devise or bequest) to become void, as on the beneficiary's predeceasing the testator 
13 (of time) to slip away 
  (C15: from Latin lapsus error, from labi to glide) 
♦  lapsable, lapsible  adj 
♦  lapsed  adj 
♦  lapser  n 



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