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adjective
1.
having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
2.
having no occupant; unoccupied: no vacant seats on this train.
3.
not in use: a vacant room.
4.
devoid of thought or reflection: a vacant mind.
5.
EXPANDcharacterized by, showing, or proceeding from lack of thought or intelligence: a vacant answer; a vacant expression on a face.
6.
not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office.
7.
free from work, business, activity, etc.: vacant hours.
8.
characterized by or proceeding from absence of occupation: a vacant life.
9.
devoid or destitute (often followed by of): He was vacant of human sympathy.
10.
COLLAPSELaw.
a.
having no tenant and devoid of furniture, fixtures, etc. (distinguished from unoccupied): a vacant house.
b.
idle or unutilized; open to any claimant, as land.
c.
without an incumbent; having no heir or claimant; abandoned: a vacant estate.
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Vacant
is always a great word to know.
So is obligation. Does it mean:
| an agreement enforceable by law, originally applied to promises under seal; a bond containing a penalty, with a condition annexed for payment of money |
| the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection |
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vacant
late 13c., from O.Fr. vacant, from L. vacantem (nom. vacans), prp. of vacare "to be empty" (see vain).
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