Recidivism

noun

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounCommitting new offenses after a crime committed in the past.

2.nounChronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.

3.noun(by extension) Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time.

"alcohol(ic) recidivism"

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