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• lapsing — index regressive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Lapsing — Lapse Lapse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lapsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapsing}.] 1. To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; mostly restricted to figurative uses. [1913 Webster] A tendency to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lapsing — læps n. error, mistake, failure; temporary deviation; passage of time, pause; gradual sinking to a lower degree, decline; expiration, termination v. fail to reach an accepted standard; gradually slip into or out of a state or condition; elapse,… …   English contemporary dictionary

• lapsing — sapling …   Anagrams dictionary

• lapsing — noun a failure to maintain a higher state • Syn: ↑backsliding, ↑lapse, ↑relapse, ↑relapsing, ↑reversion, ↑reverting • Derivationally related forms: ↑revert ( …   Useful english dictionary

• sapling — lapsing …   Anagrams dictionary

• Variable universal life insurance — (often shortened to VUL) is a type of life insurance that builds a cash value. In a VUL, the cash value can be invested in a wide variety of separate accounts, similar to mutual funds, and the choice of which of the available separate accounts to …   Wikipedia

• Indriya — (Pali; Skt.) is a Buddhist term referring to multiple intrapsychic processes and is generally translated as faculty or, in specific contexts, as spiritual faculty or controlling principle. [Bodhi (2000) translates indriya as spiritual faculty and …   Wikipedia

• laps´er — lapse «laps», noun, verb, lapsed, laps|ing. –n. 1. a slight mistake or error: »a lapse of the tongue because of carelessness, a lapse of memory. SYNONYM(S): slip, fault, indiscretion, misstep. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• Lapse — Lapse, v. t. 1. To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass. [1913 Webster] An appeal may be deserted by the appellant s lapsing the term of law. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] 2. To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lapse — Lapse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lapsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapsing}.] 1. To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; mostly restricted to figurative uses. [1913 Webster] A tendency to lapse… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English