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Definition of vagrancy in English: vagrancynoun ˈveɪɡr(ə)nsiˈveɪɡrənsi mass nounThe state of living as a vagrant; homelessness. a descent into vagrancy and drug abuse Example sentencesExamples - On Thursday, six of the homeless people who were arrested for vagrancy were released.
- The question of the future of the banana industry also earned a place on the list as well as policies to improve life in poor communities in an effort to reduce crime, drugs, prostitution and vagrancy.
- The report concluded that prison terms for relatively minor offences including vagrancy and larceny destabilised family and spousal relationships, and led to a loss of accommodation and employment.
- It is apparent that the authorities lack the determination and will power to solve the persistent problem of vagrancy.
- Famously, he spent a spell as a Highgate Cemetery gravedigger, and was later also deported from Spain for vagrancy while busking in Barcelona.
Synonyms homelessness, drifting, roving, roaming, wandering, travelling, itinerancy, migrancy, nomadism, vagabondism Definition of vagrancy in US English: vagrancynounˈveɪɡrənsiˈvāɡrənsē The state of living as a vagrant; homelessness. a descent into vagrancy and drug abuse Example sentencesExamples - Famously, he spent a spell as a Highgate Cemetery gravedigger, and was later also deported from Spain for vagrancy while busking in Barcelona.
- On Thursday, six of the homeless people who were arrested for vagrancy were released.
- The question of the future of the banana industry also earned a place on the list as well as policies to improve life in poor communities in an effort to reduce crime, drugs, prostitution and vagrancy.
- It is apparent that the authorities lack the determination and will power to solve the persistent problem of vagrancy.
- The report concluded that prison terms for relatively minor offences including vagrancy and larceny destabilised family and spousal relationships, and led to a loss of accommodation and employment.
Synonyms homelessness, drifting, roving, roaming, wandering, travelling, itinerancy, migrancy, nomadism, vagabondism |