1. Action de mendier. La mendicité est interdite.
2. État d'indigence oů l'on est réduit ŕ mendier. Il est réduit ŕ la mendicité.
Soliciting, usually for money and food. It is prohibited in many Western countries, and stringent measures were taken against begging in the former USSR. In the Middle East and Asia, almsgiving is often considered a religious obligation.