RECIDIVIST
RECIDIVIST recidivist (ri-sid-[schwa]-vist), n. One who has been convicted of multiple criminal offenses, usu. similar in nature; a repeat offender (proponents of prison reform argue that prisons don’t cure the recidivist). ¡ª Also termed habitual offender; habitual criminal; repeater; career criminal. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1200. C.J.S. Criminal Law ¡ì¡ì 1638¨C1639, 1641.] How do bilingual […]