recidivism
English edit
Etymology edit
From French récidivisme, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ism.
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Noun edit
recidivism (countable and uncountable, plural recidivisms)
- Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
- The increase in criminal activity was attributed to recidivism.
- (psychology, psychiatry) Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.
- (by extension) Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time.
- alcohol(ic) recidivism
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committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
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References edit
- “recidivism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Synonyms, antonyms, and example usage at recidivism.com/definition/