vacate

verb

1. To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.

   “I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in.”

   “You are hereby ordered to vacate the premises within 14 days.”

   “The dynamic tests at Wildenrath use continuous test tracks built on the site of a former Royal Air Force station that was vacated after the end of the Cold War.”

2. To leave an office or position.

   “He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.”

3. (transitive)To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.

   “The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.”

   “On Thursday, the New York court of appeals vacated his conviction after concluding that a trial judge permitted jurors to see and hear too much evidence not directly related to the charges he faced. It also erased his 23-year prison sentence and ordered a retrial.”

4. To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.

   “If you do not immediately vacate the area, we will make you leave with tear gas!”