truancy
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈtruːənsi/
:
absentismo escolar
- Typical status offenses include truancy, curfew violations, underage drinking, and running away from home.
- truancy and suspension
- truancy rates
- school truancy
So I decided I was going to start prosecuting parents for truancy.
- So I decided I was going to start prosecuting parents for truancy.
- So just statistics on truancy and how long kids stay in school, to me is very, very good evidence.
- But nothing is more inspiring than meeting, you know, a mother whose family had been falling apart, victims of drug abuse and crime and truancy, nothing working.
- Well, they can't leave their house, so because they'll get caught for truancy if they get caught out walking around, I got the free pass.
Examples
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I understand that truancy takes away money from public schools, but this is wrong.
Blog text (26) -
Dexter's truancy problem is way out of hand.
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Around here we call it "truancy," and it's a crime.
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Six months later, we got him in here for truancy.
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What's the reason for your truancy?
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According to Gillis, incidents of truancy have also decreased.
Academic text (2003) -
Combating the problem of truancy is not worth intruding upon the private lives of these students.
Blog text (26) -
Bartlett says the ordinance has reduced truancy by 44 percent.
Academic text (1997) -
Studies reveal long-term effects for the bully as well, including antisocial behaviors such as vandalism, truancy, and drug use.
Academic text (2011) -
The school principal warned that truancy could lead to serious consequences for students.
Synonyms
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6.7
Repeatedly staying away from work or school without a good reason
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8.6
Staying away from school or work without permission
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Truancy comes from the older word truant, which used to mean a wandering beggar or someone who stayed away from work. Think of a truant as someone who 'wanders off', so truancy is the act of 'wandering off' or staying away from school without permission.