About The Word Recidivist

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Recidivist

Recidivist Meaning & Definition
Recidivist Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Recidivist?

[n] someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
[n] someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Recidivist: backslider | habitual criminal | repeater | reversionist

Related Terms | Find terms related to Recidivist:

See Also | criminal | crook | felon | malefactor | offender | outlaw | wrongdoer

Recidivist In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*cid"i*vist\, n. One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal. -- {Re*cid`i*vis"tic}, a. The criminal by passion never becomes a recidivist, it is the social, not the antisocial, instincts that are strong within him, his crime is a solitary event in his life. --Havelock Ellis.

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