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To glide; to pass slowly, silently, or by degrees, to slip; to deviate from the proper path. Webster. See “Lapsed Devise”; “Lapsed Legacy.” In Ecclesiastical Law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right to present or collate to a vacant benefice from a person vested with such right to another, in consequence of some act of negligence by the former. Ayliffe, Par. 331. Upon six months’ neglect of the patron, the right lapses to the bishop; upon six months’ neglect of bishop, to archbishop; upon his six months’ neglect, to king. The day on which the vacancy occurs is not counted, and the six months are calculated as a half-year. 2 Burn, Ecc. Law 355.
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To glide; to pass slowly, silently, or by degrees, to slip; to deviate from the proper path. Webster. See “Lapsed Devise”; “Lapsed Legacy.” In Ecclesiastical Law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right to present or collate to a vacant benefice from a person vested with such right to another, in consequence of some act of negligence by the former. Ayliffe, Par. 331. Upon six months’ neglect of the patron, the right lapses to the bishop; upon six months’ neglect of bishop, to archbishop; upon his six months’ neglect, to king. The day on which the vacancy occurs is not counted, and the six months are calculated as a half-year. 2 Burn, Ecc. Law 355.
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Lapse-rate fundamentals: it’s the foundation of what makes clouds benign or vicious, and explains much of the turbulence you’ll find in clear air. If you want to take your WX savvy to a new level, start here.(WX SMARTS), IFR; April 1, 2011; Dennstaedt, Scott
GUIDANCE REGARDING LAPSE AND EXTENSION OF FEMA’S AUTHORITY TO ISSUE FLOOD INSURANCE CONTRACTS., States News Service; June 9, 2010
Determinants of the Lapse Rate in Life Insurance Operating Companies, Review of Business; September 22, 2007; Mauer, Laurence Holden, Neil
Researchers Submit Patent Application, “Time Lapse Observation Method, and Time Lapse Observation Apparatus and Multiphoton Microscope Used Therefor”, for Approval, Politics & Government Week; April 4, 2013
Lapse protection feature guarantees peace of mind. (Products).(tips on marketing life insurance products)(Brief Article), National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition; July 15, 2002; Scholl, Len Sterrn, Randi
PROTECTION BRIEF: In the lapse of the gods., Money Marketing; March 19, 2009
An Empirical Study on the Lapse Rate: The Cointegration Approach, Journal of Risk and Insurance; September 1, 2003; Kuo, Weiyu Tsai, Chenghsien Chen, Wei-Kuang
No-lapse policies pose risk: indiscriminate sales of no-lapse policies could be damaging to the reputation of life insurers.(Underwriting Insight), Best’s Review; April 1, 2005; Stein, Robert W.
A typology of university ethical lapses: types, levels of seriousness, and originating location., Journal of Higher Education; July 1, 2007; Kelley, Patricia C. Chang, Pepe Lee
Seasonal and Synoptic Variations in Near-Surface Air Temperature Lapse Rates in a Mountainous Basin, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology; January 1, 2008; Blandford, Troy R Humes, Karen S Harshburger, Brian J Moore, Brandon C Walden, Von P Ye, Hengchun
Regional Apparent Boundary Layer Lapse Rates Determined from CALIPSO and MODIS Data for Cloud-Height Determination, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology; April 1, 2014; Sun-Mack, Sunny Minnis, Patrick Chen, Yan Kato, Seiji Yi, Yuhong Gibson, Sharon C. Heck, Patrick W. Winker, David M.
I also suffer lapses, Charleston Daily Mail; January 26, 1999; Julienne Kemp
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM LOOKING TO LAPSE LESS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; October 28, 2011
Term life vs. no-lapse UL: sales of both product lines are growing, but universal life with a guaranteed death benefit threatens to cut into term sales.(Life: Term, Universal), Best’s Review; September 1, 2006; Panko, Ron
Drowsiness, staring and other mental lapses may signal Alzheimer’s disease., NewsRx Health & Science; February 7, 2010
DROWSINESS, STARING, AND OTHER MENTAL LAPSES MAY SIGNAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE., States News Service; January 18, 2010
Has No-Lapse Universal Life Been OVERSOLD?, Life Insurance Selling; December 1, 2010; Passero, Robert
Spatial and seasonal variations of air temperature lapse rates in Alpine regions, Journal of Climate; April 1, 2003; Rolland, Christian
LAPSES CITED IN HARVARD CLINIC TRIALS, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); May 13, 2004; Raja Mishra, Globe Staff
State-specific prevalence of lapses in heatlh-care-insurance coverage – United States, 1995., MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; February 6, 1998