recidivism (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *recidivism*:
NOUN	act	recidivism	habitual relapse into crime

recidivism > pronunciation
Sounds	rahsih'dihvih.zahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *recidivism*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	habitual relapse into crime.
Broader	backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting	A failure to maintain a higher state
Spanish	recaída, reincidencia
Nouns	recidivist	someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
Nouns	recidivist	someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
Verbs	recidivate	go back to bad behavior

HyperDic: recidivism