truancy
[troo-uh n-see]
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Also truantry.
Origin of truancy
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Examples from the Web for truancy
Contemporary Examples
The sheriff charged them with truancy, and then he and his officers ran them out of town.
For example, in 2008, Los Angeles issued 12,000 fines for truancy.
In contrast, other jurisdictions only fine students for truancy, not the parents.
Some of the commentators on the Toronto Life site note that it is peculiar that truancy laws weren't enforced in this situation.
Some, traumatized by a sexual assault, missed school and were arrested for truancy.
Historical Examples
She was accused of truancy; she admitted it, even confessed her rendezvous in the Park.
The CricketMarjorie Cooke
Your truancy has been grievous to your friends, no less than to yourself.
The Fair GodLew Wallace
Now I differ with him, and I even mean to win this day by such a piece of truancy.
The Rise of IskanderBenjamin Disraeli
They treated us as truants only, and as if they quite understood our truancy.
HerlandCharlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman
I have my own idea of how this truancy question is going to be solved.
A Ten Year WarJacob A. Riis
Word Origin and History for truancy
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper