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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʁʏkˌfɛlɪɡɐ
"Der Richter verurteilte den notorischen Rückfälliger zu einer langen Haftstrafe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A convicted criminal who relapses, relapsing repeatedly into crime or antisocial behavior.
"The prison program aims to provide vocational training to reduce the rate of recidivists returning to the facility." - 2
A person who relapses into a undesirable habit, behavior, or lifestyle after a period of reform.
"As a dietary recidivist, he found himself eating junk food just weeks after starting his strict health regimen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'recidivus' meaning 'falling back', from 're-' (back) and 'cadere' (to fall). It entered the English language in the late 19th century via French 'récidiviste', initially used in legal and criminological contexts to describe a habitual criminal who relapses into crime.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Recidivist" is said worldwide
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récidiviste
Transliteration: ʁe.si.di.vist
"Le juge a alourdi la peine en raison du statut de récidiviste de l'accusé."
Rückfälliger
Transliteration: ˈʁʏkˌfɛlɪɡɐ
"Der Richter verurteilte den notorischen Rückfälliger zu einer langen Haftstrafe."
recidivo
Transliteration: re.tʃiˈdi.vo
"Trattandosi di un reo recidivo, la pena è stata aumentata."
reincidente
Transliteration: re.in.siˈðen.te
"La policía detuvo nuevamente al delincuente reincidente."
reincidente
Transliteration: ʁe.ĩ.siˈdẽ.tʃi
"O réu foi considerado reincidente pelo tribunal."
आदि अपराधी
Transliteration: aadi apradhi
"न्यायाधीश ने आदतन अपराधी को कड़ी सजा सुनाई।"
累犯
Transliteration: lěifàn
"法官对这名累犯从重处罚。"
상습범
Transliteration: sangseubbeom
"경찰은 그 상습범을 다시 체포했다."
常習犯
Transliteration: jōshūhan
"裁判所はその常習犯に実刑判決を下した。"
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