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vagrancy

/ˈveɪɡrənsi/

vagrancynoun

vagrancies

Translations

vagabondageTerme courant, notamment en droit et pour la condition de vagabond.

The city has implemented new programs to address the issue of vagrancy.

La ville a mis en place de nouveaux programmes pour traiter le problème du vagabondage.

Additional translations

erranceEmploi plus général ou littéraire pour l’idée d’errer sans domicile fixe.

Definitions

The state of living as a vagrant; homelessness.

The city has implemented new programs to address the issue of vagrancy.

The condition of wandering from place to place without a permanent home or employment.

Vagrancy was a common problem during the economic downturn, with many people unable to find stable work.

The criminal offense of being a vagrant, typically defined by statute as the act of living without visible means of support and wandering from place to place.

In the early 20th century, thousands were arrested under vagrancy for simply loitering on street corners.

Synonyms

vagrancyadjective

/ˈveɪɡrənsi/

Used attributively in combinations such as 'vagrancy laws'; treated as ADJECTIVE per dictionary policy.

Translations

vagabondEmploi adjectival rare; en contexte juridique ou administratif, on préfère souvent une tournure nominale.

The judge cited vagrancy tendencies in the defendant’s behavior.

Le juge a relevé des tendances vagabondes dans le comportement du prévenu.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of vagrants or vagrancy.

New vagrancy legislation imposed strict penalties on itinerant workers.