truancy
noun
tru·an·cy
ˈtrü-ən(t)-sē 
plural truancies
: an act or instance of playing truant : the state of being truant
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Doctor's notes will now excuse absences from truancy, but not from chronic absenteeism.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
In March 2018, Ramos was written up for truancy and got suspended, according to the documents.
—Ismael Estrada, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2025
Some reports have suggested that a rise in truancy in D.C. schools was behind an uptick in youth crime.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Aug. 2025
The ordinance includes 28 different offenses that range from felonies to minor infractions such as loitering, breaking curfew or chronic truancy.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
In March 2018, Ramos was written up for truancy and got suspended, according to the documents.
—Ismael Estrada, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2025
Some reports have suggested that a rise in truancy in D.C. schools was behind an uptick in youth crime.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Aug. 2025
The ordinance includes 28 different offenses that range from felonies to minor infractions such as loitering, breaking curfew or chronic truancy.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for truancy
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“Truancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truancy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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