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Vacate
英 [vəˈkeɪt] 美 [ˈveɪkeɪt]
来自拉丁语vacātus
单词释义(普通英语)
1.to leave a building, seat, etc., especially so that sb else can use it v. 搬出,腾出,空出(建筑物、座位等)
2.to leave a job, position of authority, etc. so that it is available for sb else v. 辞(职);让(位)
词组搭配
to vacate a room 腾出房间
to vacate a professorship 辞去教授职务
例句
例1(《牛津字典》):
Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon on the day of departure.
房客务请在离开之日的中午以前腾出房间。
例2(The Guardian):
On Sunday Labor's deputy leader, Tanya Plibersek, said she was happy to vacate her role as seconder of the Shorten bill if a Liberal MP would step forward as a co-sponsor.
周日,工党副党魁坦尼亚·普利塞克(Tanya Plibersek)称,如果有自由党议员愿意站出来当肖顿法案的共同发起人,那她乐意让出法案附议人的位置。
单词释义(法律英语)
在法律英语里,vacate作动词时,有以下词义:
1.撤销;废除;宣布(行为、合同、法令等)无效
表示上诉法院撤销此前通常由下级法院所作的判决,但并不必然表示应在此后的程序中作出相反的判决。
2.解除(职务);辞职
3.腾空房屋;放弃(对房屋的)占有;通过搬出而解除(对房屋的)占有
例句
(The Guardian)
Broadwater shook with emotion, sobbing as his head fell into his hands, as the judge in Syracuse vacated his conviction at the request of prosecutors.
当锡拉丘兹市法官同意检察官请求,撤销指控时,布罗德沃特(Broadwater)激动地颤抖着,掩面哭泣。
影视金句
As a matter of law, I find there was insufficient evidence to support a conviction here, so I am vacating the jury's verdict and entering a judgment of acquittal.
从法律上讲,我认为本案的证据并不足以证明被告有罪,因此我撤销陪审团的判决最终宣判被告无罪。
美剧《傲骨贤妻》(The Good Wife)
好了,今天的法律英语词汇详解就到这里啦,你学会 vacate 的用法了吗?
我们下次学习见。往期回顾:
法律英语词汇详解:Count
法律英语词汇详解:Limitation
法律英语词汇详解:Circuit
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