NOUN | person | recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal | someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) |
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person | recidivist, backslider, reversionist | someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior |
Sounds | rahsih'dihvih.st | |
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Rhymes | abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst... |
Meaning | someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior). | |
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Synonyms | repeater, habitual criminal | |
Broader | criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
Spanish | delincuente habitual, facineroso, habitual criminal | |
Catalan | delinqüent habitual, facinerós, habitual criminal | |
Nouns | recidivism | habitual relapse into crime |
Meaning | someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior. | |
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Synonyms | backslider, reversionist | |
Broader | wrongdoer, offender | A person who transgresses moral or civil law |
Spanish | reincidente | |
Catalan | reincident | |
Nouns | recidivism | habitual relapse into crime |
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