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Definition of
vagrancy noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
vagrancy
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈveɪɡrənsi
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
law
)
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the crime of living on the streets and
beg
ging
(= asking for money)
from people
He was convicted of drunkenness and vagrancy.
See
vagrancy
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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noun
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vague
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