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Definition of: recidivist
(rə·sid′ə·vist) noun
1. Anyone who relapses into a former state or condition.
2. A confirmed criminal; in the United States, one committed to prison for a second term. [<F récidiviste <L recidivus relapsing <recidere <re- back + cadere fall]
—re·cid′i·vism, rec·i·div·i·ty (res′ə·div′ə·tē) noun
—re·cid′i·vis′tic adjective
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