"life of idle begging," 1706, from vagrant + -cy. Earlier in a figurative sense, "mental wandering" (1640s). By late 18c. used in law as a catch-all for miscellaneous petty offenses against public order.
双语例句
1. The tramp was arrested for vagrancy.
这个流浪汉因流浪而被捕.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. Vagrancy and begging has become commonplace in London.
流浪和乞讨在伦敦已变得很常见。
来自辞典例句
3. Strangers are picked up for vagrancy after three days.
外地人来此超过三天的一律以流浪罪加以拘捕.
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4. Chambliss. " A Sociological Analysis of the Law of Vagrancy . "
流浪者法律之社会学分析 〉.
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5. And meanwhile the quite obvious cause of vagrancy the face.
