recidivism

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recidivism

/rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzm̩/ UK
/ɹəˈsɪdəvəzm̩/ UK, US

Where it comes from

From French récidivisme, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ism. By surface analysis, recidive + -ism.

noun recidivisms

countable, uncountable Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past. The increase in criminal activity was attributed to recidivism.
countable, uncountable Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.
broadly, countable, uncountable Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time. alcohol(ic) recidivism

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noun committing new offenses after being punished for a crime

Español	reincidencia
한국어	재범 jaebeom
日本語	再犯 saihan
中文	累犯 lěifàn
Português	reincidência
Français	récidive
Deutsch	Rückfall
Italiano	recidiva, recidività
العربية	عَوْد ʕawd

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@misc{recidivism_2026,
  title = {recidivism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recidivism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}