Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Lacuna
noun
/ luh-KYOO-nuh /
Hard
Meaning
A gap, missing part, or deficiency in a document, series, legal provision, or field of knowledge
Origin / Etymology
Latin lacuna (pit, pool, hole) — from lacus (lake)
Synonyms
Gap
Void
Deficiency
Omission
Hiatus
Antonyms
Completeness
Comprehensiveness
Sufficiency
Example Sentence
"The Supreme Court noted a significant lacuna in the Right to Education Act — it did not cover children with disabilities in the same manner as those without disabilities."
🎯 UPSC Usage
Valuable in GS2 (governance, law, judiciary) and Essay writing. 'Lacuna in law' is a standard legal phrase meaning a gap that lawmakers did not foresee. Use to critique incomplete legislation, policy gaps, or missing institutional frameworks. Plural: lacunae.
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