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   recidivist

   /rɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/

   noun

   • 1. a convicted criminal who reoffends, especially repeatedly.

   adjective

   • 1. relating to recidivists: "the third lowest recidivist rate in the country"
   • ▪ tending to reoffend: "research reveals that murderers are less likely to be recidivist than other criminals"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from French récidiviste, from récidiver ‘fall back’, based on Latin recidivus ‘falling back’, from the verb recidere, from re- ‘back’ + cadere ‘to fall’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recidivistic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 16

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