On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Vagrancy. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as homelessness and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Vagrancy in a sentence
Vagrancy meaning
the state of being a vagrant
Synonyms of Vagrancy
Using Vagrancy
- The main meaning on this page is: the state of being a vagrant
- Useful related words include: homelessness.
- In the example corpus, vagrancy often appears in combinations such as: vagrancy act, the vagrancy, vagrancy and.
Context around Vagrancy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vagrancy
- In this selection, "vagrancy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mention, bengal, cochin, act, idleness and food stand out and add context to how "vagrancy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and cochin vagrancy act 1945 and and depopulation vagrancy food shortages. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vagrancy" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vagrancy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Vagrancy and being an outlaw are running themes in McComb's work. (12 words)
Enclosures were seen as directly linked to rural unemployment and depopulation, vagrancy, food shortages and, accordingly, inflation. (17 words)
They were also required to present written proof of employment, each January, under penalty of arrest for vagrancy. (18 words)
Participants at the last public meeting, on Oct. 28, focused on quality of life issues such as drug-related crime, gang activity, vagrancy, idleness and loose cigarette sales as well as more officer engagement at community events. (37 words)
Repealing and replacing the Vagrancy Act with the proposed Criminal Justice Bill will further demonise and criminalise those sleeping rough, simply for the ‘major’ of crime of being “smelly”. (29 words)
They said it could replace the Vagrancy Act in all but name - antiquated legislation that makes it a crime to sleep rough or beg in England and Wales. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
The two that mention vagrancy are the Bengal Vagrancy Act (1943) and Cochin Vagrancy Act (1945), applicable to some parts of Kerala.
They said it could replace the Vagrancy Act in all but name - antiquated legislation that makes it a crime to sleep rough or beg in England and Wales.
Repealing and replacing the Vagrancy Act with the proposed Criminal Justice Bill will further demonise and criminalise those sleeping rough, simply for the ‘major’ of crime of being “smelly”.
The Government has previously said it would replace the 1824 Vagrancy Act that deals with begging and sleeping on the streets.
Resident Katherine Kruger, and business owner, Dino Constantinou, said they have had enough of the vagrancy and related problems at the park.
They were also required to present written proof of employment, each January, under penalty of arrest for vagrancy.
Participants at the last public meeting, on Oct. 28, focused on quality of life issues such as drug-related crime, gang activity, vagrancy, idleness and loose cigarette sales as well as more officer engagement at community events.
Enclosures were seen as directly linked to rural unemployment and depopulation, vagrancy, food shortages and, accordingly, inflation.
The elite-controlled legislature and president passed vagrancy laws that removed people from their land and the great majority of Salvadorans became landless.
The Qing imperial government tried to reduce piracy and vagrancy in the area, issuing a series of edicts to manage immigration and respect aboriginal land rights.
Vagrancy and being an outlaw are running themes in McComb's work.
Common combinations with vagrancy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: