Thesaurus: vacation

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1. n. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.
2. n. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
3. n. Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.
4. n. The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation.
5. n. The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
6. n. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
7. n. the act of making something legally void
8. v. spend or take a vacation
9. 1. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter. 2. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure. It was not in his nature, however, at least till years had chastened it, to take any vacation from controversy. Palfrey. Hence, specifically: -(a) (Law) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess. "With lawyers in the vacation." Shak. (b) The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation. (c) The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
10. Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time betweenthe end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess."With lawyers in the vacation." Shak.(b) The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of aneducational institution between terms; holidays; as, the springvacation.(c) The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when asee, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
11. v:6/n:94 n. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure n. the act of making something legally void v. spend or take a vacation