vagrancy
/ˈveɪɡrənsi/noun
उच्चारण वेग्रन्सी
आवारागर्दी, बेघरी
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the crime of living on the streets and begging (asking for money) from people
आवारागर्दी, बेघरी
- laws against vagrancy
- Some cities still use old laws against vagrancy to move homeless people off the streets.
- He was arrested for vagrancy and sent to a shelter.
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- Social workers argue that vagrancy is a problem of poverty, not of crime.
- Laws against vagrancy were criticised by human rights groups.
Synonyms homelessness vagabondage itinerancy destitution
Opposite settlement residence
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va·gran·cy
?Which word?
Keep the wander words: vagrant, nomad (moving with animals), drifter, rover.
भटकने वालों के शब्द याद रखिए: vagrant, nomad (पशुओं के साथ घूमने वाला, ख़ानाबदोश), drifter, rover।
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A person who has no home or job and moves from place to place is a vagrant, vagabond or tramp; a person who travels from place to place to find work an itinerant or migrant; a person who has no money or home destitute.
बिना घर या काम के जगह-जगह घूमने वाला vagrant, vagabond या tramp (आवारा); काम खोजने के लिए जगह-जगह जाने वाला itinerant या migrant; बिना धन या घर वाला destitute।