vacant

vacant, adj.

1. Empty; unoccupied (a vacant office). • Courts have sometimes distinguished vacant from unoc-cupied, holding that vacant means completely empty while unoccupied means not routinely characterized by the presence of human beings.

2. Absolutely free, unclaimed, and unoccupied (vacant land).

3. (Of an estate) abandoned; having no heir or claimant. — The term implies either abandonment or nonoccupancy for any purpose.

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译者Peter，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与复杂金融产品相关的法律文件。