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recidivism
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re·cid·i·vism  (r-sd-vzm)
n.
A tendency to recidivate.

[From recidivist, one who recidivates, from French récidiviste, from récidiver, to relapse, from Medieval Latin recidvre, from Latin recidvus, falling back, from recidere, to fall back : re-, re- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

re·cidi·vist n.
re·cidi·vistic, re·cidi·vous adj.

recidivism [rɪˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm]
n
(Law) habitual relapse into crime
[from Latin recidīvus falling back, from re- + cadere to fall]
recidivist  n & adj
recidivistic , recidivous adj

recidivism
a repeated relapsing into criminal or delinquent behavior. — recidivist, n. — recidivistic, recidivous, adj.
See also: Crime
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.recidivism - habitual relapse into crime
lapsing, relapse, relapsing, backsliding, reverting, lapse, reversion - a failure to maintain a higher state
Translations
recidivism [rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzəm] Nreincidencia f
recidivism
recidivism [rɪˈsɪdɪˌvɪzm] nrecidività


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