Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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recidivism | Yes | No | No | No |
recidivist | Yes | No | No | No |
recidivism (noun) | recidivist (noun) |
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habitual relapse into crime | someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior |
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) |