  The study of geometrically frustrated magnetic systems with unusual crystal
field ground states offers a possibility of realizing the new aspects of
physics of disordered systems. In this study, we report our results of
structural, magnetic susceptibility, heat capacity measurements, along with
density functional theory calculations on HoVO4; a compound in which the
presence of a distorted kind of HoO8 polyhedral leads to multiple magnetic
interaction paths. The observed broad maximum below 10 K in the temperature
response of DC susceptibility curves implies the presence of short-range
correlations. AC susceptibility rules out the possibility of any kind of spin
freezing. Temperature dependent heat capacity measurement at zero field
indicate towards the absence of long-range ordering, along with the presence of
a broad maximum centered around 14 K. The residual heat capacity exhibits a
characteristic power-law (T{\alpha}) behavior with the exponent {\alpha} nearly
equal to 2, which is analogous to that observed for other 3D quantum spin
liquid systems. The density functional theory calculations signify the presence
of dominant second and third nearest neighbor interactions, which in turn lead
to magnetic frustration in our system. Our investigations suggest that HoVO4
can be a candidate for realizing a 3D quantum spin liquid state.
