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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.

Relevant Subjects
Polity
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