| n. | 1. | |
| 1. | The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; | |
| 2. | Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure. | |
| 3. | (Law) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess. | |
| 4. | A period of intermission of regular paid work or employment, or of studies and exercises at an educational institution; the time during which a person temporarily ceases regular duties of any kind and performs other activites, usually some form of liesure; holidays; recess (at a school); | |
| 5. | (Eccl.) The time when an office is vacant; |
| Noun | 1. | vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico" Synonyms: holiday |
| 2. | vacation - the act of making something legally void | |
| Verb | 1. | vacation - spend or take a vacation Synonyms: holiday |
VACATION. That period of time between the end of one term and beginning of another. During vacation, rules and orders are made in such cases as are urgent, by a judge at his chambers.
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