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va·cate vb va·cat·ed, va·cat·ingvt1: to make void: annul set asidevacate a lower court order2 a: to make vacantb: to give up the occupancy ofvi: to vacate an office, post, or tenancy
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(leave) verb
abandon, cease, depart, depart from, desert, empty, evacuate, exit, forgo, go away, move, move out, quit, relinquish, remove, retreat, surrender, vacuefacere, withdraw
associated concepts: vacate premises
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(void) verb
abandon, abdicate, abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, countermand, deprive offeree, disannul, do away with, eliminate, evacuate, invalidate, make void, negate, nullify, overrule, quash, recant, relinquish, render inoperative, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, set aside
associated concepts: vacate a default, vacate a judgment, vacate an award, vacate an order, vacate occupancy, vacate office
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abolish, abrogate (rescind), adeem, avoid (cancel), cancel, cease, depart, disappear, discontinue (abandon), dismiss (discharge), disown (deny the validity), evacuate, leave (depart), move (alter position), negate, nullify, quash, quit (evacuate), recant, relinquish, renege, repeal, rescind, resign, retire (conclude a career), retire (retreat), retreat, revoke, secede, withdraw
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.(1) To leave; to make empty.(2) To make void; to annul.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) For a judge to set aside or nullify an order or judgment that he or she finds was improper.2) To move out of real estate and cease occupancy.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v.1 To set aside or make void; to nullify; to vacate a judgment.2 To physically leave, as in "to vacate the building.See also abandonment, overrule.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy.II To set aside.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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v.1) for a judge to set aside or annul an order or judgment which he/she finds was improper.2) to move out of real estate and cease occupancy.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.