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recidivist vs felon

felon vs recidivist

recidivist and felon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recidivist Yes No No No
felon Yes No No No
As nouns, felon is a hypernym of recidivist; that is, felon is a word with a broader meaning than recidivist:
  • recidivist: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
  • felon: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Other hypernyms of recidivist include criminal, crook, malefactor, outlaw.
recidivist (noun) felon (noun)
someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
Difference between recidivist and felon

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