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法律英语词汇详解:Vacate

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Vacate

英 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 itv. 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 elsev. 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。



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