Noun, : an arrest for vagrancy. From Dictionary.com.
And meanwhile the quite obvious cause of vagrancy is staring one in the face. From Wordnik.com. [Down and Out in Paris and London] Reference
The next three were called vagrancy: (1) Loafing on the docks; (2) "sleeping out" nights; (3) getting "wandering spells.". From Wordnik.com. [The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets] Reference
Both wanderers, possessed by that spirit of vagrancy which is the outward expression of an inner restlessness. From Wordnik.com. [Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction] Reference
"vagrancy" as a teen, would not be exposed to prospective employers. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
A young man arrested for "vagrancy" by the sheriff of Shelby County, Alabama. From Wordnik.com. [Pro Libertate] Reference
Esq., are exempt from the pains and penalties of vagrancy. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 32, June 8, 1850] Reference
Little Lucy Rome was taken up for vagrancy in a great city. From Wordnik.com. [Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures] Reference
Social reformers emphasize the bad effect on society of vagrancy. From Wordnik.com. [Civics and Health] Reference
Stealing and vagrancy are in their blood and cannot be eradicated. From Wordnik.com. [Commandant of Auschwitz]
The ghosts of Green Cottonham, "anti-vagrancy" laws and Black Codes. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Cesca: Arizona Immigration Law Conjures Ghosts of Southern Neo-Slavery] Reference
Inability to pay debts is called bankruptcy embezzlement vagrancy 38 39. From Wordnik.com. [Stanford Achievement Test, Ed. 1922 Advanced Examination, Form A, for Grades 4-8] Reference
The addition of one to the brotherhood of vagrancy that is part of every. From Wordnik.com. [The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery] Reference
I left London to look for a better life, and I got taken up for vagrancy. From Wordnik.com. [Slightly Married]
But this kind of life becomes a vagrancy and not a noble and illumined crusade. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
There's a vagrancy law in this city and I'll show you it ain't to be sniffed at. From Wordnik.com. [The Lure of San Francisco A Romance Amid Old Landmarks] Reference
“Sleeping in a public place, around here you could get arrested for vagrancy.”. From Wordnik.com. [Killing Floor]
As a matter of fact she had been accused of begging, vagrancy, and attempted arson. From Wordnik.com. [Selected Polish Tales] Reference
The vagrancy of getting hurt in nature are a much higher percentage than being shot. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 13, 2006] Reference
In 1572 all but licensed companies were brought within the scope of the vagrancy laws. From Wordnik.com. [The Growth of English Drama] Reference
Their inability to maintain economic independence results in vagrancy and destitution. From Wordnik.com. [Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders Report of the Committee of Inquiry Appointed by the Hon. Sir Maui Pomare, K.B.E., C.M.G., Minister of Health] Reference
What if you were -- like so many regular citizens -- unaware of the anti-vagrancy law?. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Cesca: Arizona Immigration Law Conjures Ghosts of Southern Neo-Slavery] Reference
At the age of 16 he was charged with the offence of vagrancy, convicted and discharged. From Wordnik.com. [Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders Report of the Committee of Inquiry Appointed by the Hon. Sir Maui Pomare, K.B.E., C.M.G., Minister of Health] Reference
Along with traffic and noise, vagrancy pales as a problem in comparison to violent crime. From Wordnik.com. [These Guys Do Windows] Reference
Hall was eventually arrested three times, the first being on May 14th, 1951 for vagrancy. From Wordnik.com. [Book Excerpt: ‘Zero at the Bone’] Reference
Think of the intemperance and the vagrancy and the immorality that flourish under our very noses. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman for Mayor A Novel of To-day] Reference
They kept the area pretty neat and didn't flagrantly break laws other than the obvious one of vagrancy. From Wordnik.com. [1968]
February 2, 1910, was arrested for vagrancy and begging, and given a sentence of 180 days in the workhouse. From Wordnik.com. [Studies in Forensic Psychiatry] Reference
They took no chances, but brought him before the commanding officer, who sentenced him to "six months" for vagrancy. From Wordnik.com. [Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police] Reference
As far as he can recall he has been arrested twenty-two times for vagrancy since 1895, served four years at Moundsville and. From Wordnik.com. [Studies in Forensic Psychiatry] Reference
For example, vagrancy statues made it a crime for any person to be unable to prove at any given moment that he was employed. From Wordnik.com. [Slavery’s Last Chapter] Reference
The public-nuisance label traditionally is used against vagrancy, loitering or disturbing the peace, not hazardous products. From Wordnik.com. [Court Scraps Key Lead-Paint Verdict] Reference
The Colonial Office had previously disallowed a vagrancy law adopted in 1834 by the settler members of the legislative council. From Wordnik.com. [Class & Colour in South Africa 1850-1950 - Ch.1] Reference
Ainger, "may save a man from vagrancy only by turning him into a thing; or it may keep him from idleness by making him an egotist.". From Wordnik.com. [Men in the Making] Reference
Hence it is a breach of moral obligation for parents, whether rich or poor, to permit their children to grow up in idleness and vagrancy. From Wordnik.com. [The Christian Home] Reference
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