Recidivist Definition
recidivists
noun
recidivists
One who commits a second (or higher numbered) crime; a repeat offender; a habitual criminal. Such a person is usually subject to extended confinement under habitual criminal statutes. See also criminal.
Webster's New World Law
Synonyms:
- reversionist
- backslider
- habitual criminal
- repeater
Other Word Forms of Recidivist
Noun
Singular:
recidivistPlural:
recidivistsOrigin of Recidivist
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From Latin recidÄ«vus (“returning, recurring") (compare recidivous) +"Ž -ist.
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