Recidivism Definition
rĭ-sĭdə-vĭzəm
noun
The repeating of or returning to criminal behavior by the same offender or type of offender.
American Heritage
Habitual or chronic relapse, or tendency to relapse, esp. into crime or antisocial behavior.
Webster's New World
Origin of Recidivism
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From recidivist one who recidivates from French récidiviste from récidiver to relapse from Medieval Latin recidīvāre from Latin recidīvus falling back from recidere to fall back re- re- cadere to fall kad- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin recidÄ«vus (“returning, recurring") (compare recidivous) +"Ž -ism.
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