recidivist

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  1. In French law, a relapsed criminal; one who falls back into the same criminal course for which he has already been condemned. The French Cabinet offered a pledge that no recidivists should be sent to the islands. Appleton's Ann., Cyc. 1886, p. 60.

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  • I press the button, in the immoral hope of obtaining a fine composition, but I do so with misgivings, like the recidivist smoker peeling the plastic from a new pack of fags, or the child with his fingers in a jar of candies, wise, but fat nonetheless. —  Varieties of Unreligious Experience
  • Some counter-terrorism experts, the magazine said, have raised questions about the significance of the Pentagon's figures, noting that the number of so-called "recidivist" detainees represents only a small portion, about 12 per cent, of the approximately 520 detainees who have been released from Guantanamo since the detention facility was opened in January 2002. —  Daily News & Analysis
  • Based upon this figure, the cost to incarcerate is $94,834 per recidivist in this demographic. —  Latest Articles
  • Smith said Appleby's attorney should have informed him of a possible recidivist action. —  The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
  • Shortly after the plea hearing, Ohio County Prosecutor Scott Smith filed a recidivist proceeding against Appleby which called for life in prison under the three strikes law. —  The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
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  1. from French récidiviste, from récidive, a repetition of a fault or crime, from Latin recidivus, falling back: see recidivous.
 

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