Definitions for truancy

truancy tru·an·cy

Spelling: [troo-uh n-see]
IPA: /ˈtru ən si/

Truancy is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 149 anagrams from letters in truancy (acnrtuy).

Definitions for truancy

noun

  1. the act or state of being truant.
  2. an instance of being truant:

Origin of truancy

First recorded in 1775-85; tru(ant) + -ancy

Examples for truancy

The sheriff charged them with truancy, and then he and his officers ran them out of town.

I have my own idea of how this truancy question is going to be solved.

Some of the commentators on the Toronto Life site note that it is peculiar that truancy laws weren't enforced in this situation.

Your truancy has been grievous to your friends, no less than to yourself.

She was accused of truancy; she admitted it, even confessed her rendezvous in the Park.

In contrast, other jurisdictions only fine students for truancy, not the parents.

They treated us as truants only, and as if they quite understood our truancy.

Now I differ with him, and I even mean to win this day by such a piece of truancy.

For example, in 2008, Los Angeles issued 12,000 fines for truancy.

Some, traumatized by a sexual assault, missed school and were arrested for truancy.

Word Value for truancy
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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