recidivist, n.
(recidivists)
(recidivists)
someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
<noun.person>
backslider recidivist reversionist
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someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
<noun.person>
habitual criminal recidivist repeater
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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