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Definition of recidivist noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

recidivist

noun

NAmE//rɪˈsɪdəvɪst//

(formal)

a person who continues to commit crimes, and seems unable to stop, even after being punished

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recidivism

NAmE//rɪˈsɪdəˌvɪzəm//

noun [uncountable]See recidivist in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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