"legal vacuum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: legal vacuums [plural], legal vacua [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|legal vacua}} legal vacuum (plural legal vacuums or legal vacua)

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        "A state of regulation that is uncomfortable by there being no conspicuous provision for a certain situation."
      ],
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          "uncomfortable",
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          "situation",
          "situation"
        ]
      ],
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        "(law) A state of regulation that is uncomfortable by there being no conspicuous provision for a certain situation."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "loophole"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "legal void"
        },
        {
          "word": "legal gap"
        },
        {
          "word": "loophole"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "oikeudellinen tyhjiö"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vide juridique"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Rechtslücke"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "rechtliche Lücke"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Regelungslücke"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "juristisches Vakuum"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "note": "Rechtsvakuum n (rare, rather translationese)",
          "sense": "Translations"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Gesetzeslücke"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lacuna legislativa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "luka w prawie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lacuna da lei"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pravovój vákuum",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "правово́й ва́куум"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "laguna jurídica"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "limbo jurídico"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vacío legal"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "juridiskt vakum"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "legal vacuum"
}
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    {
      "word": "loophole"
    }
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        "A state of regulation that is uncomfortable by there being no conspicuous provision for a certain situation."
      ],
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        "(law) A state of regulation that is uncomfortable by there being no conspicuous provision for a certain situation."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "legal void"
        },
        {
          "word": "legal gap"
        },
        {
          "word": "loophole"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "oikeudellinen tyhjiö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vide juridique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Rechtslücke"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rechtliche Lücke"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Regelungslücke"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "juristisches Vakuum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "Rechtsvakuum n (rare, rather translationese)",
      "sense": "Translations"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gesetzeslücke"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lacuna legislativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luka w prawie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lacuna da lei"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pravovój vákuum",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "правово́й ва́куум"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "laguna jurídica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "limbo jurídico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vacío legal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "juridiskt vakum"
    }
  ],
  "word": "legal vacuum"
}

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