noun
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the state or condition of being a vagrant
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the conduct or mode of living of a vagrant
Other Word Forms
- nonvagrancy noun
Etymology
Origin of vagrancy
Example Sentences
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On Thursday, he signed an executive order to address “endemic vagrancy” and end “crime and disorder on our streets.”
From Los Angeles Times
On Jan. 18, 1888, the Los Angeles Evening Express reported that “39 tramps, known to the constables as ‘hobos,’” had been arrested and found guilty of vagrancy.
From Los Angeles Times
Once released from prison, she emigrated to New York where in 1902 there is a record of her being placed in a workhouse as punishment for vagrancy.
From BBC
The story takes place during a season of vagrancy in Jacqueline’s life, tracking her efforts to find shelter and enough food to keep from fainting.
From New York Times
Many were jailed for petty offenses like loitering and vagrancy.
From Seattle Times
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