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Meanings of recidivist in English

Catalan
delinqüent habitual

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

        delinqüent habitual
        Catalan
        reincident

        Someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior.

              reincident
              Usage of recidivist in English
              1
              She is a recidivist offender against decency, honesty, progressive thought and morality.
              News.com.au
              2
              Why, oh why, are so many recidivist criminals given suspended sentences?
              The Irish Times
              3
              The country's worst recidivist drunk driver has appears in court again.
              Radio NZ
              4
              Mr Cullen said it was hard to stop recidivist offenders.
              Radio NZ
              5
              Photo: Photosport A bully and recidivist offender, Warner has appalled crowds the world over.
              Radio NZ
              6
              A recidivist rate estimated at an astonishing 70 per cent tells its own bleak story.
              The Irish Times
              7
              Lately, Prophet had not been so active as Leftist and Urvile, but Prophet was a recidivist.
              The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontie...
              8
              In 2010 it launched a nine-week camp for the most serious, young recidivist male offenders in Christchurch.
              Radio NZ
              9
              A court aimed at reducing recidivist offending by Auckland's homeless population has cut reoffending by 60 percent.
              Radio NZ
              10
              One judge last year even called an employer "a recidivist criminal" for flouting the safety laws.
              The Irish Times
              11
              One study had shown that most people got involved in recidivist behaviour long before they were into drugs.
              The Irish Times
              12
              The president of the Corrections Association fears for staff who have to work with recidivist prisoners like Stephen Williams.
              Radio NZ
              13
              There are always odd sects: recidivist peer houses who have somehow nurtured and become consumed by a deviant Understanding.
              Children of Time
              14
              In 2017, FINRA highlighted a focus on high-risk and recidivist brokers in its annual exam priorities letter{here}.
              Reuters
              15
              But Hospitality New Zealand says it is recidivist drink drivers and others seriously over the limit who are the problem.
              Radio NZ
              16
              For those 30-thousand students the problem ranges from the occasional day off, to a small number of hard-core, recidivist truants.
              Radio NZ
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