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Loitering — (pronEng|ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ is an intransitive verb meaning to stand idly, to stop numerous times, or to delay and procrastinate. Prohibition and HistoryLoitering may be prohibited by local governments in several countries. Loitering prohibitions are… … Wikipedia
loitering — index truant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 loitering … Law dictionary
loitering — mid 14c., verbal noun from LOITER (Cf. loiter) … Etymology dictionary
Loitering — Loiter Loi ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loitered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loitering}.] [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar.] 1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loitering — AmE loitering with in.tent, BrE law noun (U) the offence of staying in a place for a long time without having any reason to be there, so that it seems as if you are going to do something illegal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
loitering — Being dilatory; standing around or spending one s time idly. State v Badda, 97 W Va 417, 125 SE 159. Idling or lounging upon a street or other public way, especially in such manner or to such an extent as to interfere with or annoy travelers. 25… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Loitering with Intent — is a novel by Scottish author Muriel Spark and published in 1981 by Bodley Head. It contains many autobiographical references to Spark s early career and was shortlisted for the 1981 Booker Prize. It was reprinted in 2001 by New Directions in the … Wikipedia
loitering — Synonyms and related words: Micawberish, backward, coquetry, dabbling, dalliance, dallying, dawdling, delaying, dilatoriness, dilatory, dillydallying, dolce far niente, dragging, easygoing, fiddling, flirtation, fooling, fooling around, foot… … Moby Thesaurus
loitering — loi|ter|ing [ lɔıtərıŋ ] noun uncount the offense of standing or waiting in a public place, so that it looks as if you might commit a crime … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loitering — n. act of passing the time aimlessly, wasting of time, dawdling loi·ter || lɔɪtÉ™(r) v. idle about; lag behind; waste time; hang about … English contemporary dictionary
