Recidivist
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- backsliderrepeaterreversionist
- plural
- Recidivists
- possessive
- Recidivist's
- pluralpossessive
- Recidivists'