English-French translation for "to loiter"

to loiter [loitered|loitered] {vb} (also: to lag, to lag behind, to lie about, to lie around)

Section 8: Loitering for purposes of prostitution.

You MUST NOT loiter on zebra, pelican or puffin crossings

They cannot loiter and should have a definite location to go to.

Teenage boys loiter on street corners; not in school and not at work.

They are harassed and frequently picked up by police for loitering.

(i) is found loitering for the purpose of begging or receiving alms,

They loiter, sniffing glue and drinking pure alcohol.

The order will ban specific acts, such as loitering near school playgrounds.

Various persons are arraigned in Court charged with loitering and soliciting for the purpose of prostitution.

So much so that as recently as the 18th of July 2001 an unidentified gunman was found loitering outside his home.

However, many of the cases are related to minor offences such as loitering and larceny.

Voluntary counselling services were offered to women who were caught loitering and arraigned in court.

Prostitution is considered highly immoral, and loitering or soliciting for prostitution in public are not tolerated.

Under Maltese law, it was loitering for the purpose of prostitution that constituted a criminal offence and not the act of prostitution.

For example, the teenager who loiters in a shopping mall would be committing an offence if his behaviour was disturbing others or preventing them from moving freely.

The crime of loitering in this context, is treated as a petty offence and carries either a fine of BZ$200.00 or imprisonment for up to two months.

The most common offences, ranked according to frequency of incidence, are stealing, breaking and entering, unlawful loitering, unlawful damage to property and possession of drugs.

The Laws of Belize do not criminalize prostitution per se but prohibits procuration and loitering for prostitution on the street and public places.

For example, the scope of the trespassing at night offence is quite narrow, as it applies only to persons who loiter or prowl at night near a dwelling house on the property of another person.

A person will have to be seen loitering or soliciting persistently before they can be arrested The Government will introduce a new penalty, available upon conviction, as an alternative to a fine.