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recidivist — re·cid·i·vist /ri si də vist/ n: an habitual criminal recidivist adj re·cid·i·vis·tic /ri ˌsi də vis tik/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
recidivist — RECIDIVÍST, Ă, recidivişti, ste, adj., s.m. şi f. (Persoană) care comite o recidivă; p. ext. (persoană) care repetă aceeaşi greşeală. – Din fr. récidiviste. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 01.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 recidivíst adj. m., s … Dicționar Român
Recidivist — Re*cid i*vist (r[ e]*s[i^]d [i^]*v[i^]st), n. One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal. {Re*cid i*vis tic} (r[ e]*s[i^]d [i^]*v[i^]s t[i^]k), a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] The criminal by passion never becomes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recidivist — recidivist, recidivism Any person who is convicted of a crime on more than one occasion; a person who re offends. Recidivism is usually measured in relation to the type of last sentence or last offence, as percentages re offending, or reconvicted … Dictionary of sociology
recidivist — (n.) relapsed criminal, 1863, from Fr. récidiviste, from récidiver to fall back, relapse, from M.L. recidivare to relapse into sin, from L. recidivus falling back, from recidere fall back, from re back, again (see RE (Cf. re )) + comb. form of … Etymology dictionary
recidivist — recidìvist (recedivȉst) m DEFINICIJA pravn. osoba koja čini isto ili slično kazneno djelo za koje je već bila osuđivana ETIMOLOGIJA vidi recidiv … Hrvatski jezični portal
recidivist — ► NOUN ▪ a convicted criminal who reoffends. DERIVATIVES recidivism noun. ORIGIN French récidiviste, from Latin recidere fall back … English terms dictionary
recidivist — UK [rɪˈsɪdəvɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms recidivist : singular recidivist plural recidivists very formal someone who continues to commit crimes or behave badly even after being punished Derived word: recidivism noun uncountable … English dictionary
recidivist — A person who tends toward recidivation. * * * re·cid·i·vist vəst n one who relapses into a previous behavior or condition esp a habitual criminal recidivist adj re·cid·i·vis·tic .sid ə vis tik adj * * * re·cid·i·vist (re sidґĭ vist) [Fr.… … Medical dictionary
recidivist — [19] A recidivist – a ‘persistent offender’ – is etymologically someone who ‘falls back’. The word was borrowed from French récidiviste, a descendant of medieval Latin recidīvāre. This in turn was based on the noun recidīvus ‘falling back’, a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
