reconvict
verb
re·con·vict
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reconvicted;
reconvicting;
reconvicts
Definition of reconvict
: to convict again
Twenty-nine percent of the subsidized jobs recipients had been reconvicted two years out, compared with 27 percent of the control group.— Heather Mac Donald In contrast, 46 percent of a comparison group of inmates who didn't participate in the program were reconvicted of a felony after getting out.— Andy Mannix
Other Words from reconvict
reconviction
\ (ˌ)rē-kən-ˈvik-shən
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noun,
plural reconvictions
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noun,
plural reconvictions
Bonnett's case is only the second in the state that has resulted in a retrial and a reconviction.
— Lynh Bui
The Center for Employment Opportunities in New York was one of the programs studied, which now reports a 20 percent drop in reconviction among its participants.
— Teri Bowers
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