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Vagrants, sturdy beggars; vagabonds.The Act which is now in force, embodying, mitigating, and extending numerous former provisions, is the (English) Vagrancy Act, 1824 (5 Geo. 4, c. 83). It has been extended by the Vagrancy Act, 1838, as to re-commitment on failure to prosecute, appeal, and exhibition of obscene prints; by the (English) Vagrant Act Amendment Act, 1873, as to gambling and betting in streets; by the Vagrancy Act, 1898, amended by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1912, s. 7, as to men living on earnings of prostitution; and by (English) Poor Law Act, 1930, s. 150, as to obtaining relief by falsehood. It points out three classes of persons:-1st, idle and disorderly persons; 2nd, rogues and vagabonds; 3rd, incorrigible rogues.First. Idle and Disorderly Persons.-The following are, under the Vagrancy Act, 1824, s. 3, to be deemed 'idle and disorderly persons,' so that any justice of the peace may commit them (being convicted before him) to the house of correction to hard labou...
vagrant
vagrant [Anglo-French wagerant vageraunt, from present participle of vagrer walcrer to wander about, drift, probably from Old Norse valka to roll, wallow] : one who has no established residence and wanders about without lawful or identifiable means of support [s may not be punished for being s; only persons who commit culpable acts are liable for criminal sanctions "State v. Richard, 836 P.2d 622 (1992)"] ...
Vagrant
Vagrant, means one who has no established residence and wanders about without lawful or identifiable means of support, State v. Richard, 836 P. 2d 622....
Betting
Betting. For definition and for s. 18 of the (English) Gaming Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 109), see WAGER.Bets are irrecoverable at law by virtue of s. 18 of the (English) Gaming Act, 1845, and the (English) Gaming Act, 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 9). The latter statute gets rid of the decision in Real v. Anderson, (1884) 13 QBD 779; and see Tatam v. Reeve, (1893) 1 QB 44; and De Mattos v. Benjamin, (1894) 70 LT 560. In the case of a cheque given in payment of a gaming transaction the combined effect of s. 1 of the (English) Gaming Act, 1710 (9 Anne, c. 14), and ss. 1 and 2 of the (English) Gaming Act, 1835, was that if it was paid to any indorsee or holder, the amount so paid could be recovered by the drawer from the payee, Dey v. Mayo, (1920) 2 KB 346; Sutters v. Briggs, (1922) 1 AC 1. The Gaming Act, 1922, does away with this position.The (English) Betting Act, 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 119)--as to which see Reg. v. Brown, (1895) 1 QB 119--elaborately provides for suppressing of houses, rooms...
Rogue
Rogue, a wandering beggar, vagrant, vagabond. As to 'incorrigible rogue,' or 'rogue and vagabond,' see VAGRANT....
beachcomber
A vagrant seaman usually of low character who loiters about seaports particularly on the shores and islands of the Pacific Ocean...
Epithite
A lazy worthless fellow a vagrant...
Gangrel
Wandering vagrant...
Landlouper
A vagabond a vagrant...
Landlouping
Vagrant wandering about...
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