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truanting

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tru·ant  (trnt)
n.
1. One who is absent without permission, especially from school.
2. One who shirks work or duty.
adj.
1. Absent without permission, especially from school.
2. Idle, lazy, or neglectful.
intr.v. tru·ant·ed, tru·ant·ing, tru·ants
To be truant.
[Middle English, beggar, from Old French.]
Translations
truanting [ˈtruːəntɪŋ] n (= truancy) → absentéisme m
truant officer n fonctionnaire chargé de faire respecter les règlements scolaires
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A GANG of truanting yobs broke into a mother's home and hurled her dead baby's ashes around the house.
Thugs throw baby's ashes; COURT by The Mirror (London, England)
I READ, with disbelief, the Record story about Falkirk Council paying truanting children to encourage them to attend school at a time when other sections of the education system are being severely cut.
Wrong answer; Yourview by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
LETTERS about truanting will be sent to parents after students objected to the calling off of a sports day at Salendine Nook High School.
'Truant' letters to parents by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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