recidivism
repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
Psychiatry. the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns.
Origin of recidivism
1Other words from recidivism
- re·cid·i·vist, noun, adjective
- re·cid·i·vis·tic, re·cid·i·vous, adjective
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How to use recidivism in a sentence
The consequence is that he falls away and rejoins his old companions and soon becomes a recidivist.
A Plea for the Criminal | James Leslie Allan KayllBut the keeping of recidivist records is only one part of the business of the Criminal Record Office.
Scotland Yard | George DilnotThe prisoner meets a corrupt recidivist; they appoint a rendez-vous outside, and that man is lost.
The Criminal | Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for recidivism
/ (rɪˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm) /
habitual relapse into crime
Origin of recidivism
1Derived forms of recidivism
- recidivist, noun, adjective
- recidivistic or recidivous, adjective
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