About The Word Recidivist
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Recidivist
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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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