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, strolls from place to place; a homeless, idle wanderer. • The term often refers to one who spends time in idleness, lacking any property and without any visible means of support. Under some statutes, a vagrant is an offender against or menace to the public peace, usu. liable to become a public burden. [Cases: Vagrancy
1. C.J.S. Vagrancy §§ 2–12, 22–27, 31–32, 35–37.]
