about the street

0Don't loiter in the area of the street.0-

0To loiter is to wait around with no apparent purpose. In British police reports it is often used to describe people waiting around when the police officer suspects they may intend to commit a crime (also described as 'loitering with intent'). It is also used by parents to teenagers, and can sound quite critical. If I said to my son "Don't loiter about the street", he would understand I was u

0Thanks to both of you0-