The noun vagrancy is the act of wandering around idly, without a home or employment. Example sentences:
Laws against vagrancy were passed in the US during the Great Depression to try too keep vagrants off the streets of that place. Most of the laws against vagrancy have been repealed as unconstitutional.
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Before the widespread occurrence of urban homelessness, vagrancy
was mostly limited to a few bums and hobos.
After setting up a tent in the city square, he was arrested for
vagrancy and trespassing.