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legal vacuum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A state of regulation that is uncomfortable by there being no conspicuous provision for a certain situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: legal void, legal gap, loophole

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: прававы́ ва́куум (pravavý vákuum) — Translations
  • Finnish: oikeudellinen tyhjiö — Translations
  • French: vide juridique — Translations
  • German: Rechtslücke — Translations
  • German: rechtliche Lücke — Translations
  • German: Regelungslücke — Translations
  • German: juristisches Vakuum — Translations
  • German: Gesetzeslücke — Translations
  • German: rechtsfreier Raum — Translations
  • Italian: lacuna legislativa — Translations
  • Polish: luka w prawie — Translations
  • Portuguese: lacuna da lei — Translations
  • Russian: правово́й ва́куум (pravovój vákuum) — Translations
  • Spanish: laguna jurídica — Translations
  • Spanish: limbo jurídico — Translations
  • Spanish: vacío legal — Translations
  • Swedish: juridiskt vakum — Translations