truancy

ˈtruənsi

truancies

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Definition of truancy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

school absenceact of staying away from school without permission

His frequent truancy worried his teachers..
The school has a strict policy against truancy.
Truancy rates have increased this year.

absenteeism

hooky

skipping

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Expressions with truancy

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truancy officer

person who checks if kids go to school

The truancy officer visited the school to check attendance.

Origin of truancy

Middle English, truage (tax) + -ancy (state)

Terms with truancy included in their meaning

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cut classes

truancy

deliberately not attend scheduled classes or lectures

cut school

truancy

deliberately not attend school without permission

skive off school

truancy

avoid attending school without a valid reason

hooky

truancy

absence from school without permission

wag

truancy

skip school without permission

go on the mitch

truancy

skip school without permission

hookey

truancy

act of staying away from school without permission

hop the wag

truancy

be absent from school without permission

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French:absentéisme, ...
German:Schulschwänzen, ...
Italian:assenza ingiustificata, ...
Spanish:ausentismo escolar, ...
Portuguese:absentismo escolar, ...
Chinese:逃学, ...
Japanese:無断欠席, ...
Arabic:تسرب مدرسي, ...
Hebrew:הַבְרָזָנוּת, ...
Russian:прогул, ...
Ukrainian:прогул, ...
Hindi:विद्यालय से अनधिकृत अनुपस्थिति, ...
Bengali:স্কুল ফাঁকি, ...
Catalan:absentisme escolar, ...
Czech:záškoláctví, ...
Danish:skulkeri, ...
Dutch:spijbelen, ...
Greek:κοπάνα, ...
Hungarian:iskolakerülés, ...
Khmer:ការគេចសាលា, ...
Korean:무단 결석, ...
Persian:فرار از مدرسه, ...
Polish:wagary, ...
Portuguese (BR):evasão escolar, ...
Romanian:absență nemotivată, ...
Swedish:skolk, ...
Thai:การหนีเรียน, ...
Turkish:okuldan kaçma, ...
Vietnamese:trốn học, ...

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Definition of truancy - Reverso English Dictionary

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