recidivism

English

Etymology

From French récidivisme, from Latin recidīvus (returning, recurring). Compare recidivous, -ism.

Noun

recidivism (countable and uncountable, plural recidivisms)

  1. Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
    The increase in criminal activity was attributed to recidivism.
  2. (psychology, psychiatry) Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.
  3. (by extension) Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time.
    alcohol(ic) recidivism
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  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/recidivist' title='recidivist'>recidivist</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/recidivistic' title='recidivistic'>recidivistic</a>
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