RECIDIVIST

recidivist, backslider, reversionist

(noun) someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior

recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal

(noun) someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

recidivist (plural recidivists)

One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.

Synonym: repeat offender

Source: Wiktionary

Re*cid"i*vist, n.

Definition: One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal. -- Re*cid`i*vis"tic (#), a.

The criminal by passion never becomes a recidivist, it is the social, not the antisocial, instincts that are strong within him, his crime is a solitary event in his life. Havelock Ellis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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