n. 1 someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior; 2 someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
The police arrested the recidivist on the same charge four years earlier.
The police arrested the recidivist on the same charge four years earlier.
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repeater; habitual criminal; confirmed criminal
innocent person
4 syllables
re-cid-i-vist
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