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Definition of truancy in English: truancynoun ˈtruːənsiˈtruənsi mass nounThe action of staying away from school without good reason; absenteeism. Example sentencesExamples - Officials suggested some of the rise in truancy was due to headteachers getting tough, leading to more recorded cases.
- Last year's figures were better, with one of the lowest growths in truancy for a long time, but still showed a slight increase.
- Going on holiday without a school's permission is tantamount to truancy, said the junior education minister.
- A national crackdown on truancy has seen fast-track court action against parents of hardcore truants.
- Other funds are aimed at developing alternatives to exclusion from schools if pupils are involved in bullying or truancy.
Synonyms absenteeism, non-attendance, absence, playing truant, truanting British informal skiving, bunking off, wagging North American informal playing hookey, goofing off, ditching Australian/New Zealand informal playing the wag
Definition of truancy in US English: truancynounˈtruənsiˈtro͞oənsē The action of staying away from school without good reason; absenteeism. he had a history of truancy and expulsion from school Example sentencesExamples - Officials suggested some of the rise in truancy was due to headteachers getting tough, leading to more recorded cases.
- Last year's figures were better, with one of the lowest growths in truancy for a long time, but still showed a slight increase.
- Going on holiday without a school's permission is tantamount to truancy, said the junior education minister.
- Other funds are aimed at developing alternatives to exclusion from schools if pupils are involved in bullying or truancy.
- A national crackdown on truancy has seen fast-track court action against parents of hardcore truants.
Synonyms absenteeism, non-attendance, absence, playing truant, truanting
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