LekhoriLekhoriTo move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.
I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in.
To leave an office or position.
He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.
To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.
The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.
Originally used in the legal sense "to annul", a denominal from Early Modern English vacat (“legal annulment”), a development from Middle English vacat (“absence or cancellation noted in a register”),...
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