Meaning of the word vagrancy in English

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vagrancy

US /ˈveɪ.ɡrən.si/
UK /ˈveɪ.ɡrən.si/
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Noun

the state of living as a person with no settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and may beg

Example:
He was arrested for vagrancy after sleeping on the park bench for several nights.
The city has seen a rise in vagrancy due to the economic crisis.