Truancy Definition

tro͝oən-sē
truancies
noun
truancies
The act or an instance of playing truant.
Webster's New World
The absence of a child from school without permission.
American Heritage
The neglect of work or duty.
American Heritage
The state of being truant.
Webster's New World

The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties - refers especially to school absentees.

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Singular:
truancy
Plural:
truancies

Truancy Sentence Examples

  • They promised in 1998 to cut truancy by a third.

  • Overly strict enforcement of school rules can encourage truancy.

  • The power is intended to operate within a joint local approach to tackling truancy.

  • Electronic registers, swipe cards and truancy patrols improve registration.

  • Its truancy rate - at 2.8% - is more than twice the national average of 1.2 %.

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Words Starting With

TTRTRU

Words Ending With

YCYNCY

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