What exactly does "lack of thereof" mean?

Question

I am a English learner and I just could not understand what does that phrase mean, i would appreciate it if someone could give me a detail explanation

thank you so much, all of your answers are awesome.

Answer 1

It is actually "lack thereof". It means without something. For instance, in the phrase "candy or lack thereof", it refers to no candy.

Answer 2

Lack Thereof

Answer 3

Define Lack

Answer 4

sometimes you will see the phrase "or lack thereof"

as in "in light of the evidence, or lack thereof, you can only return a verdict of not guilty"

a lack of evidence indicates innocence in the preceding sentence

a lack thereof means a lack of whatever it is we were just talking about

Answer 5

It means the situation would not change if something was missing. For example you could say that a person married their lover for their money or lack thereof. So the marriage would have occurred either with or without their having money.

Answer 6

It basically means "without" or "does not have"

Answer 7

The correct phrase is "the lack thereof." It is a fancy way of saying that someone doesn't have something. Example: "I had no money and nearly starved because of the lack thereof."

Answer 8

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