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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 — 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 — noun Etymology: French récidiviste, from récidiver to relapse, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin recidivare, from Latin recidivus recurring, from recidere to fall back, from re + cadere to fall more at chance Date: 1880 one who relapses;… … New Collegiate 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
