vagrancy
/ˈveɪɡrənsi/
noun
- The state of being a vagrant; living on the streets without a home or regular job, often moving from place to place.
- Vagrancy increased during the economic downturn as many people lost their homes.
- He was arrested for vagrancy because he had no permanent address.
- The city passed a law to address vagrancy by providing more shelters.
- The act or practice of wandering idly without a fixed purpose or destination.
- The novel describes the vagrancy of a young man traveling across the country with no plan.
- Some people romanticize vagrancy, but it often involves hardship.
- Her vagrancy through the old town led her to discover hidden courtyards.
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