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regulatory vacuum

[/ˌreɡjələtɔːri ˈvækjuəm/]
nounpl: regulatory vacuums
vácuo regulatório
1. A situation or area where there is an absence of regulatory framework, oversight, or legal requirements
The cryptocurrency market operated in a regulatory vacuum for years before governments began implementing laws.
O mercado de criptomoedas operou em um vácuo regulatório durante anos antes dos governos começarem a implementar leis.
2. A gap in legislation or enforcement that allows unrestricted or unmonitored activity in a particular sector
The startup exploited the regulatory vacuum in the sharing economy to expand without compliance restrictions.
A startup explorou o vácuo regulatório na economia compartilhada para expandir sem restrições de conformidade.
Synonyms
regulatory gaplegislative voidenforcement gapcompliance vacuum
Antonyms
regulatory frameworkregulatory oversightregulatory compliancelegal structure

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
vácuo regulatório
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese legal and business contexts
São Paulo
vácuo regulatório / lacuna regulatória
Both terms used interchangeably in São Paulo's business and financial sectors
Portugal
vácuo regulador
Preferred term in Portuguese legal terminology

Related Idioms & Phrases

fill the regulatory vacuum
operate in a regulatory vacuum
close the regulatory vacuum
leave a regulatory vacuum
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