vacant — meaning in English

English meaning

• abeyance noun Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
• void adjective Completely empty; containing nothing.

Senses

vacant is used for these senses in English:

• abeyance (legal) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]
• void Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
• void Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.

abeyance — full definition

1. noun Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
2. noun Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
3. noun Expectancy of a noble or armigeral title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.

void — full definition

1. adjective Completely empty; containing nothing.
2. adjective Having no legal force; not valid.
3. noun An empty space, especially a vast or unsettling one.
4. verb To make something no longer legally valid; to cancel.

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