Meanings
nounlegal vacuum (plural legal vacuums or legal vacua)
plural legal vacuums · plural legal vacua
- lawA state of regulation that is uncomfortable by there being no conspicuous provision for a certain situation.
Synonyms: legal void, legal gap, loophole
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA state of regulation that is uncomfortable by there being no conspicuous provision for a certain situation.
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Finnish oikeudellinen tyhjiö
- oikeudellinen tyhjiöTranslations
French vide juridique
- vide juridiqueTranslations
German Rechtslücke, rechtliche Lücke
- RechtslückeTranslations
- rechtliche LückeTranslations
- RegelungslückeTranslations
- juristisches VakuumTranslations
- GesetzeslückeTranslations
- rechtsfreier RaumTranslations
Italian lacuna legislativa
- lacuna legislativaTranslations
Polish luka w prawie
- luka w prawieTranslations
Portuguese lacuna da lei
- lacuna da leiTranslations
Russian правово́й ва́куум
- правово́й ва́куум (pravovój vákuum)Translations
Spanish laguna jurídica, limbo jurídico
- laguna jurídicaTranslations
- limbo jurídicoTranslations
- vacío legalTranslations
Swedish juridiskt vakum
- juridiskt vakumTranslations
Turkish yasal boşluk
- yasal boşlukTranslations
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APA
legal vacuum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legal%20vacuum
MLA
“legal vacuum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legal%20vacuum. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legal vacuum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legal%20vacuum.
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