Definitions for: Vacation


[n] the act of making something legally void
[n] 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;"
[v] spend or take a vacation



Webster (1913) Definition: Va*ca"tion, n. [F., fr. L. vacatio a being free from
a duty, service, etc., fr. vacare. See Vacate.]
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.

Synonyms: holiday, holiday

See Also: abrogation, annulment, field day, half-term, honeymoon, honeymoon, leisure, leisure time, outing, paid vacation, pass, picnic, repeal, spend, vac

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