"no fixed abode" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-no fixed abode.wav [US] Forms: NFA [alternative, initialism]
Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} no fixed abode
  1. (law) Not having a fixed geographical location as a residence.
    Sense id: en-no_fixed_abode-en-phrase-ElRZN5ZP Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  2. (formal) A boilerplate expression used in place of a person's home address to denote that they do not have a permanent place of residence (typically due to being homeless or itinerant). Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-no_fixed_abode-en-phrase-mp6rOQfw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73

Alternative forms

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