récidive

See also: recidive and récidivé

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Latin recidīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.si.div/

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Noun

récidive f (plural récidives)

1. (medicine) relapse, reoccurrence

   Synonym: rechute

2. (law) reoffending, recidivism

Related terms

• récidiviste
• récidiver

Verb

récidive

1. inflection of récidiver:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “récidive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.