residivist

Turkish - English

Definition of residivist in Turkish English dictionary

(Tıp) recidivist

A repeat offender

a confirmed criminal

A recidivist is someone who has committed crimes in the past and has begun to commit crimes again, for example after a period in prison. Six prisoners are still at large along with four dangerous recidivists. + recidivism re·cidi·vism Their basic criticism was that prisons do not reduce the crime rate, they cause recidivism. a criminal who starts doing illegal things again, even after he or she has been punished (récidiviste, from récidiver , from recidere, from cadere )

someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal

One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits

someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

Repeat offender

someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior

{i} one who regresses repeatedly, one who relapses into a previous condition (esp. into a life of crime)

Hyphenation

re·si·di·vist