vagabond (vag-[schwa]-bond), n. Archaic. A homeless wanderer without means of honest livelihood; VAGRANT. • This term became archaic over the course of the 20th century, as vagrants won the right not to be forcibly removed from cities in such cases as Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville, 405 U.S. 156, 92 S.Ct. 839 (1972). In the […]
vagabondage (vag-[schwa]-bon-dij). 1. The condition of a vagabond. 2. Vagabonds as a class. — Also termed (in sense 1) vagabondism; (in senses 1 & 2) vagabondry.
vagabond n. 流浪者；游手好闲者；不务正业者 此术语用以指无住所或有住所而不去居住、流浪街头的人；有劳动能力而拒不劳动、以乞讨为生者；算命者；无证小贩；出售色情出版物者等。
wastor, n. Hist. A type of thief, classified in a statute of Edward III with marauding vagabonds and burglars who entered premises by lifting door latches.5 Edw. 3, ch. 14.
vagrancy n. 流浪；流浪罪 普通法上指游手好闲者能够以劳动维持生计却不劳动，没有固定的住所和经济收入而依赖他人救济。流浪本身不是一种具体行为，而是某种身体状况。这是本罪的一个显着特点。传统上，流浪者指靠行乞和偷窃为生的懒人。英国早期普通法中，流浪者可被判处从烙刑、鞭刑到流刑的不同惩罚。后来制定法上将许多不端行为当作流浪处理。在1824年的《流浪法》〔Vagrancy Act〕中将无所事事者〔idle persons〕和妨害治安者〔disorderly persons〕及无赖〔rogues〕、流浪汉〔vagabonds〕和无可救药者〔incorrigible rogues〕总称为流浪者并加以区分。但该法后来被修正。美国各州制定法关于流浪罪的规定差异很大，有些制定法规定某一单独的行为即可构成流浪罪，由于其中规定流浪的概念含糊不清或借此惩罚了许多本不构成犯罪的行为，所以很多关于流浪罪的制定法被认为违宪。
vagrant, adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a vagrant; inclined to vagrancy. 2. Nomadically homeless. [Cases: Vagrancy 1. C.J.S. Vagrancy §§ 2–12, 22–27, 31–32, 35–37.] vagrant, n. 1. At common law, anyone belonging to the several classes of idle or disorderly persons, rogues, and vagabonds. 2. One who, not having a settled habitation,