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recidivism
re·cid·i·vism [ ri síddə vìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
relapsing into crime: the tendency to relapse into a previous undesirable type of behavior, especially crime
[Late 19th century. < recidivist, < French récidiviste< Latin recidivus "falling back" < recidere "fall back" < cadere "fall"]

re·cid·i·vist noun, adjective
re·cid·i·vis·tic [ ri sìddə vístik ] adjective
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