reoffend

/ ˈriːəˌfɛnd /

verb

1. to commit another offence

Other Word Forms

• reoffender noun

Example Sentences

The charity Women in Prison indicates that 56% of women serving a custodial sentence will reoffend within a year.

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"If we send people out without having resolved their trauma and having no skill set, no degree, no schooling, they're more likely to reoffend and cause more victims," he says.

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The prosecutor argued she posed a flight risk and could reoffend if allowed bail.

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A later bid to be released in December 2023 failed after parole officers ruled he continued to pose a danger to children and could go on to reoffend.

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In Donna Louise's case, the Lady Chief Justice said the judge "emphasised the deterrent measure of the suspended sentence by reminding the defendant that he would be sent to prison should he reoffend at any stage in the next three years".

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