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truancy

truancy

11 6.6
A student who stays away from school without permission
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

    Polyester (1981)

  • Around here we call it "truancy," and it's a crime.

    Alaska (1996)

  • Six months later, we got him in here for truancy.

    Domestic Disturbance (2001)

  • What's the reason for your truancy?

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

  • 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

hooky
vstruancy
  • Informal
16 8.6

Staying away from school or work without permission

is restricted to absence from school rather than work
absenteeism
vstruancy
5 6.7

Repeatedly staying away from work or school without a good reason

is any absence from school without permission rather than a regular pattern

Antonyms

participation
226 2.8

Taking part in an activity or event with other people

attendance
91 2.0

Being present at a meeting, class, or event

How Legitimate

leave
  • Formal
299 3.8
sick leave
16 2.4
sickie
  • Slang
1 9.0
shirking
1 6.5
truancy
11 6.6

Surface Forms

truancy singular
truancies plural

Morphology

truancy = truant (transparent) = truant + cy

Formed by the nominalizing suffix '-cy' added to 'truant', indicating the state or condition of being truant; meaning is directly derivable.

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.