What does vacate mean?
Definitions for vacate
ˈveɪ keɪt; esp. Brit. vəˈkeɪt, veɪ-va·cate
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word vacate.
Princeton's WordNet
vacate, resign, renounce, give upverb
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
"She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
vacate, empty, abandonverb
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacateverb
cancel officially
"He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
Wiktionary
vacateverb
To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.
vacateverb
To leave an office or position.
He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.
vacateverb
To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.
The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.
vacateverb
To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.
If you do not immediately vacate the area, we will make you leave with tear gas!
Etymology: Latin vacare 'leave empty'.
Wikipedia
vacate
A vacated judgment (also known as vacatur relief) makes a previous legal judgment legally void. A vacated judgment is usually the result of the judgment of an appellate court, which overturns, reverses, or sets aside the judgment of a lower court. An appellate court may also vacate its own decisions. A trial court may have the power under certain circumstances, usually involving fraud or lack of jurisdiction over the parties to a case, to vacate its own judgments. A vacated judgment may free the parties to civil litigation to re-litigate the issues subject to the vacated judgment. Another means of having a vacated judgment would be if the defendant dies prior to all appeals being exhausted.
ChatGPT
vacate
To vacate means to leave or give up possession or occupancy of a place, such as a house, room, or position. It can also refer to the act of making something void or invalid, particularly in a legal context.
Webster Dictionary
Vacateverb
to make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James had vacated the throne of England; the tenant vacated the house
Vacateverb
to annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no authority or validity; as, to vacate a commission or a charter; to vacate proceedings in a cause
Vacateverb
to defeat; to put an end to
Etymology: [L. vacare, vacatum, to be empty. See Vacant.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
vacate
To annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no authority or validity; as, to vacate a commission.
Suggested Resources
Vacate
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Anagrams for vacate »
caveat
cavate
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vacate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vacate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of vacate in a Sentence
District Attorney Jackie Lacey:
Whenever we receive new credible information that may exonerate a person, the responsibility is on us, as prosecutors, to re-examine the facts and, if appropriate, to seek to vacate a wrongful conviction.
We made this deal with the lower courts that we would vacate the premises within 14 days of the Supreme Court decision, from the very beginning we have promised to exhaust every avenue of appeal available to us and we have now done that.
This is directed at that knucklehead who, when asked by a courteous person to vacate a seat, refuses to do so.
The documents were discovered when the President’s personal attorneys were packing files housed in a locked closet to prepare to vacate office space at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., the President periodically used this space from mid-2017 until the start of the 2020 campaign. On the day of this discovery, November 2, 2022, the White House Counsel’s Office notified the National Archives. The Archives took possession of the materials the following morning.
We have repeatedly warned them to vacate for their own safety but none of them heeded our call.
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- خلىArabic
- vykliditCzech
- fraflytteDanish
- räumenGerman
- εκκενώGreek
- evacuar, desalojar, desocuparSpanish
- تخلیه کردنPersian
- tyhjentää, muuttaa, mitätöidä, lähteä, jättää virka, erota, evakko, poisFinnish
- quitterFrench
- खाली, ख़ाली करनाHindi
- szabaddá teszHungarian
- mengosongkanIndonesian
- vakuigarIdo
- liberareItalian
- לְפַנוֹתHebrew
- 退くJapanese
- 비우다Korean
- liberam relinquere paroecialemLatin
- verlatenDutch
- forlateNorwegian
- zwalniaćPolish
- vacar, vagar, desocuparPortuguese
- părăsiRomanian
- освобождать, освобо, освободитьRussian
- utrymmaSwedish
- காலிTamil
- ఖాళీచేసిTelugu
- ยกเลิกThai
- boşaltmakTurkish
- ЗвільнитисяUkrainian
- خالیUrdu
- Bỏ điVietnamese
- ווייקייטYiddish
- 空出Chinese
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