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Vacation \Va*ca"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. vacatio a being free from
a duty, service, etc., fr. vacare. See {Vacate}.]
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1. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the
vacation of an office or a charter.
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2. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office;
a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
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It was not in his nature, however, at least till
years had chastened it, to take any vacation from
controversy. --Palfrey.
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(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.
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(b) 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); as, the
spring vacation; to spend one's vacation travelling;
to paint the house while on vacation. Vacation is
typically used for rest, travel, or recreation, but
may be used for any purpose. In Britain this sense of
vacation is usually referred to as {holiday}.
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(c) The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the
time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is
vacant.
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