vagrancy
noun [ U ] law formal or specialized uk/ˈveɪ.ɡrən.si/ us/ˈveɪ.ɡrən.si/
漂泊，流浪
the state of being or living like a vagrant (= a poor person without a home or a job, who moves from place to place)
Most European countries have abandoned laws that make vagrancy a crime. 大多数欧洲国家已经废除了流浪罪法案。
The City Council took steps to address problems associated with homelessness and vagrancy. 市政厅采取措施处理无家可归和流浪带来的问题。
See: vagrant
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- The book analyses the relationship between vagrancy and crime in the region.
- They were arrested for assault, vagrancy, and shoplifting.
- He abolished vagrancy laws that gave the police the authority to round up migrants at will.