Vagrancy
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A vagrant is a person without a home, or regular work. Some towns have shelters for vagrants. A more common word for a vagrant would be a tramp, or formerly, a bum. Vagrants are almost always poor.
Vagrancy is a crime in some European countries, but most of these laws have been abandoned.
Note that a person that has income is not a vagrant, even if he/she is homeless.
See also
- More Info About Vagrancy (http://www.geocities.com/polarpugpuff/vagrant_youth.html)
- Encyclopędia Britannica Article on Vagracy (http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9074623)