doctrine of lapse

policy of the British East India Company, in force until 1858, that British India will annex any Indian princely state under British suzerainty if its ruler was “incompetent” (according to British judgment) or died without a male heir

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• British English

  /ˈdɒktɹɪn əv ˈlæps/Open converter

• American English

  /ˈdɔktɚɪn ʌv ˈlæps/Open converter

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