What does Vagrancy mean?
Definitions for Vagrancy
ˈveɪ grən siva·grancy
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Princeton's WordNet
vagrancynoun
the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood
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vagrancynoun
the state of being a vagrant
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Vagrancy
Vagrancy is the condition of homelessness without regular employment or income. Vagrants (also known as bums, vagabonds, rogues, tramps or drifters) usually live in poverty and support themselves by begging, scavenging, petty theft, temporary work, or social security (where available). Historically, vagrancy in Western societies was associated with petty crime, begging and lawlessness, and punishable by law with forced labor, military service, imprisonment, or confinement to dedicated labor houses. Both vagrant and vagabond ultimately derive from the Latin word vagari, meaning "to wander". The term vagabond is derived from Latin vagabundus. In Middle English, vagabond originally denoted a person without a home or employment.
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Vagrancy is the state or condition of living without a settled home or regular work, often wandering from place to place, usually in poverty. It is sometimes considered a criminal offense under certain jurisdictions.
Webster Dictionary
Vagrancynoun
the quality or state of being a vagrant; a wandering without a settled home; an unsettled condition; vagabondism
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Vagrancy
Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby individual animals appear well outside their normal range; individual animals which exhibit vagrancy are known as vagrants. The term accidental is sometimes also used. There are a number of factors which might cause an individual to become a vagrant — genetic factors and weather conditions are two — but the causes are overall poorly understood. Vagrancy can be a precursor to colonisation if individuals survive. Vagrancy is known to occur in birds, insects, mammals and turtles.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Vagrancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Vagrancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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