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vagrancy (s) (noun), vagrancies (pl)
1. A situation that involves rambling from place to place: During the Great Depression, the rate of vagrancy among displaced persons was of concern to social service providers.
2. Having no permanent home or means of livelihood: Because of Janet's vagrancy, she was unable to obtain a health certificate in order to go to the doctor.

The current economic situations in many countries have resulted in an increase in unemployment and more vagrancy among people.

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