recidivist
noun
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Definition of recidivist
: one who relapses
specifically
: a habitual criminal
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recidivist
adjective
recidivistic
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Examples of recidivist in a Sentence
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There were 67 total transit recidivist arrests in the first quarter of 2019, according to the MTA’s Transit Recidivism Report, which was discussed at Monday’s meeting. — Alexa St. John, WSJ, "MTA Board Considers Banning Repeat Transit Criminals From Subway," 24 June 2019 Jarvis Taylor had three prior felony convictions, leading the DA’s office to charge him under Georgia’s recidivist law. — Bill Rankin, ajc, "Georgia juries are left in the dark when it comes to punishment," 8 June 2018 The ProPublica analysis of 7,000 individuals arrested in Broward Country, Florida revealed that this risk assessment tool wrongly identified African-American defendants as potential recidivists at improperly high rates. — Peter J. Beshar, Fortune, "Commentary: Atlanta’s Cyber Attack Shows the New Security Risks the U.S. Needs to Address—and Fast," 28 Mar. 2018 The government evaluates each case individually and reserves the right to take action against the low-priority misconduct in appropriate cases — for example, in a case involving a recidivist offender or an otherwise hardcore criminal. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "DACA: Trump Does the Full Obama on Prosecutorial Discretion," 9 Sep. 2017 However, identification is only the first step in breaking the recidivist cycle. — WSJ, "Is Wider DNA Testing a Solution or Abuse?," 8 Aug. 2017 So the board considers him to be, like Jesse James, Al Capone and John Dillinger, a dangerous recidivist. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: Engineering without a license," 13 June 2017 The focus then was on people who had aggravated felony convictions or who were recidivists. — Tessa Berenson, Time, "Immigration Raids Are Sweeping Up More People Who Weren't Targets," 9 Aug. 2017 There’s a hitch to making Wells Fargo the lead example of banning corporate recidivists. — David Dayen, New Republic, "Give Wells Fargo the Corporate Death Penalty," 1 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'recidivist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for recidivist
recidivist
noun
English Language Learners Definition of recidivist
formal
: a person who continues to commit crimes even after being caught and punished
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recidivist
noun
re·cid·i·vist
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Medical Definition of recidivist
: one who relapses into a previous behavior or condition
especially
: a habitual criminal
Other Words from recidivist
recidivist
adjective
recidivistic
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adjective
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adjective
recidivist
noun
re·cid·i·vist
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Legal Definition of recidivist
: an habitual criminal
Other Words from recidivist
recidivist
adjective
recidivistic
\ ri-ˌsi-də-ˈvis-tik
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adjective
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adjective