as in offender
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a person who continues to commit crimes even after being caught and punished
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Recent Examples of recidivist
Another inspection list recidivist in March, Sang’s is a member of Miami-Dade’s Wretched Restaurant Row, restaurants along 167th Street/163rd Street that have failed inspection, often with an earth’s core deep level of disgusting violations.
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David J. Neal
updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
This graphic novel keeps the spirit of the Blues Brothers alive; mischievous recidivists, musical outlaws who above everything, care about the Blues.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Yet this seemingly entirely unnecessary act of recidivist safeguarding was how Tristan da Cunha came to be populated.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025
Listen to this article A recidivist New York City thief with more than 100 arrests on his rap sheet, who was involved in nine shoplifting cases from February through April, according to cops, was cuffed again Thursday at a Greenwich Village subway station, the Daily News has learned.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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David J. Neal
updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
This graphic novel keeps the spirit of the Blues Brothers alive; mischievous recidivists, musical outlaws who above everything, care about the Blues.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Yet this seemingly entirely unnecessary act of recidivist safeguarding was how Tristan da Cunha came to be populated.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025
Listen to this article A recidivist New York City thief with more than 100 arrests on his rap sheet, who was involved in nine shoplifting cases from February through April, according to cops, was cuffed again Thursday at a Greenwich Village subway station, the Daily News has learned.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recidivist
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California Highway Patrol officers are assigned to the Express Lanes and those toll roads and can certainly see expired tags and choose to pull over offenders.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Davis was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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The bigger issue is that many systems still rely on information criminals may already have, such as birthdays, addresses and partial Social Security numbers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Iowa Republicans responded by branding Roberts a criminal and calling for an investigation of the district’s hiring practices.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The Common Law principles that shape sentencing are about accountability for the lawbreaker’s actions.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Northern Neck Regional Jail, where Paul Manafort will spend at least the next three months while awaiting trial, has the outward appearance of being a small local jail holding street thugs and assorted misdemeanants.—
Tom Jackman,
chicagotribune.com,
16 June 2018
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The Northern Neck Regional Jail, where Paul Manafort will spend at least the next three months while awaiting trial, has the outward appearance of being a small local jail holding street thugs and assorted misdemeanants.—
Tom Jackman,
Washington Post,
16 June 2018
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“Recidivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recidivist. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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