- 1. n. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter. Source: opted
- 2. n. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure. Source: opted
- 3. n. Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess. Source: opted
- 4. n. The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation. Source: opted
- 5. n. The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant. Source: opted
- 6. n. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure Source: wordnet
- 7. n. the act of making something legally void Source: wordnet
- 8. v. spend or take a vacation Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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. Source: adambom
- 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 Source: ecdict
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