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单词 vagrancy
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Definition of vagrancy in English:

vagrancy

noun ˈveɪɡr(ə)nsiˈveɪɡrənsi
mass noun
  • The 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

Rhymes

flagrancy, fragrancy
 
 

Definition of vagrancy in US English:

vagrancy

nounˈveɪɡrənsiˈvāɡrənsē
  • 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
 
 
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