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VAGRANT(law)
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VAGRANT (law)


VAGRANT. Generally by the word vagrant is understood a person who lives idly without any settled home; but this definition is much enlarged by some without any settled home; but this definition is much enlarged by some statutes, and it includes those who refuse to work, or go about begging. See statutes, and it includes those who refuse to work, or go about begging. See 1 Wils. R. 331; 5 East, R. 339: 8 T. R. 26. 1 Wils. R. 331; 5 East, R. 339: 8 T. R. 26.





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also, vagabond, a wanderer; an idle person who, being able to maintain himself by lawful labor, either refuses to work or resorts to unlawful practices, e.g., begging, to gain a living.