recidivist
English edit
Etymology edit
From French récidiviste, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ist.
Pronunciation edit
- (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɪdəvɪst/
Noun edit
recidivist (plural recidivists)
- One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.
- Synonym: repeat offender
- 1914, R. Austin Freeman, chapter 2, in The Uttermost Farthing:
- This specimen was of English parentage, was a professional burglar, a confirmed recidivist, and—since he habitually carried firearms—a potential homicide.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Quarians: Law and Defense Codex entry:
- 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.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French récidiviste.
Noun edit
recidivist m (plural recidiviști)
Declension edit
Declension of recidivist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) recidivist | recidivistul | (niște) recidiviști | recidiviștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) recidivist | recidivistului | (unor) recidiviști | recidiviștilor |
vocative | recidivistule | recidiviștilor |