n. a repeat criminal offender, convicted of a crime after having ...

"relapsed criminal," 1863, from French récidiviste, from récidiver "to fall back, relapse," from Medieval Latin recidivare "to relapse into sin," from Latin recidivus &qu [..]

A repeat criminal offender, who is convicted of a crime after having been previously convicted for another.

n. A confirmed criminal.

person who lapses back into old habits (pop)

an habitual criminal recidivist adj re·cid·i·vis·tic [ri-si-də-vis-tik] adj

Recidivist is a person who repeatedly commits crimes. Recidivist is a person who repeats an unwanted behavior even after experiencing its negative consequences. The term 'recidivist' is rela [..]

(n) someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)(n) someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior

Habitual criminal, repeat offender.

a repeat (or habitual) offender

n. a repeat criminal offender, convicted of a crime after having been previously convicted.

A repeat offender. Recidivism: The rate of repeat offending.

One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits; a repeat offender. * '''1914''', , ''The Uttermost Farthing'', ch. 2: *: This specimen was of English parentage, was a professiona [..]