lapsable
Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of lapsing: "lapsable" describes something that is able to fall into disuse, error, or sin; prone to a lapse in judgment, behavior, or validity.
- Subject to termination or expiration: In legal or formal contexts, "lapsable" refers to rights, privileges, or agreements that can become void or be forfeited if not maintained or renewed within a specified time.
Usage Examples
- (Her resolve could easily fail or weaken.)
- (The award can be lost or terminated due to non-compliance.)
- (His faithfulness was susceptible to error or change.)
Advanced Usage
"lapsable rights": legal entitlements that can be lost through non-use or failure to fulfill conditions.
- The property rights were lapsable if the owner did not pay taxes for five years. (The rights could be forfeited.)
"lapsable contract": an agreement that can expire or be voided due to a breach of terms.
- The lease is lapsable if the tenant fails to pay rent for three consecutive months. (The contract can be terminated.)
Variants and Related Words
Lapse (n): a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment; a decline from a higher to a lower state.
- He had a lapse in memory and forgot the appointment. (A brief failure.)
Lapse (v): to fall back into a previous state or to cease to be valid.
- The membership will lapse if not renewed by March. (It will expire.)
Lapsable (adj): the adjective form directly derived from "lapse" with the suffix "-able" meaning "able to be lapsed."
Synonyms
- Fallible: capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
- Revocable: able to be cancelled or withdrawn.
- Forfeitable: subject to loss or surrender as a penalty.
Related Idioms
"A lapse of judgment": a temporary failure to make a good decision.
- Making that risky investment was a lapse of judgment. (A poor decision due to a mental slip.)
"To lapse into silence": to fall into a state of quietness.
- After the argument, they lapsed into silence. (They became quiet.)