to vacate

Examples

• All

• The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

  Academic text (2016)

• On appeal, a unanimous Second Circuit panel vacated the district court's judgment.

  Academic text (2010)

• Are all sides in agreement to vacate the conviction?

  Conviction (2010)

• I have a court order here requiring you to vacate these waters.

  Angel Wars: About Face (2004)

• And in any event, Hardy was going to have to get a hearing scheduled to vacate the contempt charge.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The defendant is ordered released and bond is vacated.

  The Big Easy (1986)

• And as a result, the United States Court of Appeals vacated Graves conviction.

• The state courts upheld his resulting death sentence, but the Supreme Court vacated the sentence.

  Academic text (1996)

• Three years later, a federal Court of Appeals vacated Gordon Hirabayashi's conviction.

  Academic text (2018)

• The court decided to vacate the previous ruling to ensure justice was served.

Synonyms

L

to lift

vsto vacate

255 4.2

To officially end a rule or restriction

is about making judgments invalid rather than ending temporary restrictions

C

to cancel

vsto vacate

224 1.0

To make a ticket, order, or rule no longer valid

is more formal and legally specific, focusing on official judgments and orders

D

to dismiss

vsto vacate

• Formal

192 4.1

To end a legal case so the court does not consider it

is used to cancel prior decisions rather than simply rejecting a case

R

to repeal

vsto vacate

• Formal

143 4.3

To cancel a law or rule so it no longer applies

is narrower, applying mainly to laws rather than other legal decisions or orders

O

to overturn

vsto vacate

• Formal

122 5.6

Officially cancel a decision or law

is comparable but focuses on reversal by a higher body rather than simple annulment

R

to reverse

vsto vacate

• Formal

109 4.9

To officially cancel a previous decision, especially by a court

is similar but often highlights changing the outcome rather than removing legal status

R

to revoke

vsto vacate

• Formal

96 6.2

Officially stop something from being valid, for example a license

is used to remove authorizations or privileges rather than cancel court judgments

R

to rescind

vsto vacate

• Formal

44 7.9

Officially cancel a law, order, or agreement

is broader for ending many official acts, not only court judgments

N

to nullify

vsto vacate

• Formal

15 7.2

To make a law or contract have no legal effect

is focused on legal invalidation rather than procedural reversal by authority

A

to abrogate

vsto vacate

• Formal

10 8.8

To officially cancel a law, agreement, or right

is similar but stresses formal abolition of rights or laws rather than only voiding judgments

S

to set aside

vsto vacate

• Formal

10 7.6

Cancel a court decision so it is no longer valid

is the standard legal action for cancelling judgments rather than other acts

C

to countermand

vsto vacate

• Formal

6 9.2

To cancel or reverse an earlier order

is closer to court annulment while this applies mainly to commands and orders

A

to annul

vsto vacate

• Formal

6 6.3

Officially say that a law, contract, or marriage is no longer valid

is used for cancelling official decisions while stressing formal declaration

D

to disannul

vsto vacate

• Formal

9.3

To cancel an earlier decision that said something was not valid so it becomes valid again

is more commonly expressed with other modern verbs rather than this archaic form

Antonyms

U

to uphold

176 4.4

To support and keep a law, decision, or belief in effect

V

to validate

• Formal

87 3.9

To make something officially acceptable by showing proof

How Canceled

to vacate

• Formal

15 6.6

to overturn

• Formal

122 5.6

to nullify

• Formal

15 7.2

to invalidate

• Formal

33 6.1

to appeal

• Formal

159 5.1

to challenge

• Formal

552 4.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology