Vacation (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- We have been saving for a year to afford our dream vacation to Europe.
- Her company gives its employees six weeks of paid vacation time every year.
- She was counting down the days until her vacation at the beach house.
- Every year they would spend their winter vacation in Florida with their grandparents.
- Their annual vacation in Hawaii has become a beloved family tradition.
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Meaning 2
The act of making something legally void.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The contract was subject to vacation if certain conditions were not met within a specified timeframe.
- The court ordered the vacation of the previous judgment due to new evidence presented.
- The clause allowed for the vacation of the agreement in the event of a material breach.
- The appellate court decision resulted in the vacation of the lower court's ruling.
- The minor's contract could be subject to vacation since they were not of legal age to enter into it.