vagrancy

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In essence, it was a vagrancy ordinance by another name.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Once released from prison, she emigrated to New York where in 1902 there is a record of her being placed in a workhouse as punishment for vagrancy.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

Many were jailed for petty offenses like loitering and vagrancy.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Additionally, there were more examples of birds getting lost while migrating, a phenomenon known as migratory bird vagrancy.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2023

They settled for a charge of vagrancy and gave him the option of being expelled from the state or serving jail time.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand