recidivism

Recidivism is a repeated relapse, or the rate at which criminals re-offend.

(noun)

When 50 percent of criminals who get out of jail are back there within a year, this is an example of a 50 percent recidivism.

See recidivism in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

habitual or chronic relapse, or tendency to relapse, esp. into crime or antisocial behavior

Origin: < L recidivus < recidere, to fall back < re-, back + cadere, to fall (see case) + -ism

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See recidivism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A tendency to recidivate.

Origin:

Origin: From recidivist, one who recidivates

Origin: , from French récidiviste

Origin: , from récidiver, to relapse

Origin: , from Medieval Latin recidīvāre

Origin: , from Latin recidīvus, falling back

Origin: , from recidere, to fall back

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots

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