recidivism (redirected from Repeat offense)

re·cid·i·vism  (r-sd-vzm)

n.

A tendency to recidivate.

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[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.]

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re·cidi·vist n.

re·cidi·vistic, re·cidi·vous adj.

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recidivism [rɪˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm]

n

(Law) habitual relapse into crime

[from Latin recidīvus falling back, from re- + cadere to fall]

recidivist  n & adj

recidivistic , recidivous adj

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recidivism

a repeated relapsing into criminal or delinquent behavior. — recidivist, n. — recidivistic, recidivous, adj.

See also: Crime

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

recidivism - habitual relapse into crime lapsing, relapse, relapsing, backsliding, reverting, lapse, reversion - a failure to maintain a higher state

Translations

recidivism [rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzəm] N → reincidencia f

recidivism

n → Rückfälligkeit f

recidivism [rɪˈsɪdɪˌvɪz/əm] n → recidività