recidivist
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
recidivist /rɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/
▶noun a convicted criminal who reoffends.
– derivatives
recidivism noun,
recidivistic adjective.
recidivism noun,
recidivistic adjective.
– origin C19: from Fr. récidiviste, from récidiver ‘fall back’, based on L. recidivus, recidere ‘fall back’, from re- ‘back’ + cadere ‘to fall’.
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