Recidivist

Noun CEFR B2

ɹɪˈsɪdɪvɪst

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolreincidente

Françaisrécidiviste

DeutschWiederholungstäter Wiederholungstäterin

9 more languages

العربيةالمرتكس

Češtinarecidivista

Bahasa Indonesiaresidivis

Italianorecidivo

Македонскирецидивист

Nederlandsrecidivist

Polskirecydywista recydywistka

Portuguêsrecidivista reincidente

Русскийрецидивист рецидиви́стка

Examples

“This specimen was of English parentage, was a professional burglar, a confirmed recidivist, and—since he habitually carried firearms—a potential homicide.”

“Persistent recidivists are "accidentally" left on the next habitable world. This practice of abandoning criminals on other people's planets is a point ⟳ of friction between the quarians and the systems they pass ⟳ through. Captains rarely have ⟳ another choice; with space and resources at a premium, supporting a non-productive prison population is not an option.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Recidivistic Recidivous Recife reciliation Recinos Recio

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