recidivist

recidivist

English

Etymology

From French récidiviste, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ist.

Pronunciation

• (weak vowel distinction) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈsɪdəvɪst/

Noun

recidivist (plural recidivists)

1. One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.

   Synonym: repeat offender

   • 1914, R. Austin Freeman, The Uttermost Farthing, ch. 2:

     This specimen was of English parentage, was a professional burglar, a confirmed recidivist, and—since he habitually carried firearms—a potential homicide.

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Quarians: Law and Defense Codex entry:

     Persistent recidivists are "accidentally" left on the next habitable world. This practice of abandoning criminals on other people's planets is a point of friction between the quarians and the systems they pass through. Captains rarely have another choice; with space and resources at a premium, supporting a non-productive prison population is not an option.

Derived terms

• recidivistic

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱh₂d-‎ (0 c, 30 e)

Translations

one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits

Czech: recidivista (cs) m Danish: recidivist c Dutch: recidivist (nl) French: récidiviste (fr) m or f German: Wiederholungstäter (de) m, Wiederholungstäterin (de) f Indonesian: residivis (id) Italian: recidivo (it) m Macedonian: рецидиви́ст m (recidivíst), рецидиви́стка f (recidivístka) Manx: cooyl-skyrraghtagh m, aahuittymagh m Polish: recydywista (pl) m, recydywistka (pl) f Portuguese: reincidente m or f, recidivista m or f Russian: рецидиви́ст (ru) m (recidivíst), рецидиви́стка (ru) m du (recidivístka) (of crime only) Spanish: reincidente (es) m or f

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Romanian

Etymology

From French récidiviste.

Noun

recidivist m (plural recidiviști)

1. recidivist

Declension

Declension of recidivist

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) recidivist	recidivistul	(niște) recidiviști	recidiviștii
genitive/dative	(unui) recidivist	recidivistului	(unor) recidiviști	recidiviștilor
vocative	recidivistule		recidiviștilor