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no fixed abode

no fixed abode phrase: not having a fixed geographical location as a residence.

Phrase

no fixed abode

  1. Not having a fixed geographical location as a residence.
  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).

Forms of no fixed abode

alternative initialismNFA

Questions about no fixed abode

What does no fixed abode mean?
No fixed abode means not having a fixed geographical location as a residence.
What part of speech is no fixed abode?
No fixed abode is a phrase.

Words near no fixed abode in the dictionary

  1. no fall zone
  2. no fault
  3. no fear
  4. no fidelity
  5. no fish, no dinner
  6. no fixed abode
  7. no flies on
  8. no fly list
  9. no fly lists
  10. no free lunch
  11. no free lunch theorem

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