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Recidivist

Recidivist meaning

One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.

Example sentences (6)

A judge says he understands why a recidivist offender in Oamaru fills himself up with drugs after hearing of the man’s traumatic past.

Recorder Dafydd Enoch KC branded Fraser a “recidivist burglar” with an “appalling” record.

Gatineau police have charged a “recidivist” drunk driver after he blew five times the legal alcohol/blood limit Wednesday night.

Its promises include tougher bail laws for violent, recidivist offenders and a ‘one-strike and you’re out’ policy for accused offenders breaching bail.

Mr Ashton said a spate of this sort of crime could happen when recidivist offenders were released from custody.

No it’s because of the recidivist spaniel, you execrable dribble of chaffinch sputum.