recidivism

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Committing new offenses after being punished for a crime

The increase in criminal activity was attributed to recidivism.

Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior
habitual relapse into crime
\rih-SID-uh-viz-um\, noun: A tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; especially, a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits
Repetition of criminal behavior
{i} habitual relapse, continuous backsliding, habitual regression (esp. into a life of crime)
This term refers to how often a patient returns to an inpatient hospital status for the same reason
The continued, habitual or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses
This term refers to how often a patient returns to an inpatient hospital status for the same reason (H)
The frequency of the same patient returning to a provider with the same presenting problems Usually refers to recurring inpatient hospital services
Return or relapse to a type of behavior, such as drug taking
The state or quality of being recidivous; relapse, a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits, esp
after conviction and punishment
recidivism

    Hyphenation

    re·ci·di·vi·sm

    Turkish pronunciation

    rısîdîvîzım

    Pronunciation

    /rəˈsədəˌvəzəm/ /rəˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm/
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