recidivist

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Recent Examples of recidivist Time after time after time, Post was released on bail before June 9 because our bail system fails to address recidivists. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024 The attack comes less than four months after another recidivist criminal was accused of stabbing two teen sisters visiting New York from Paraguay at Grand Central on Christmas morning. John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024 Among the violations when recidivist Saveur made this list back in November: employees washing their hands by dipping them in a bucket of bleach and water then returning to food preparation. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024 Overall numbers on recidivist crimes are hard to establish because the Russian government restricts the release of any public information that puts the war in a bad light. Milana Mazaeva, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for recidivist
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Noun
  • Reckless sanctuary city policies create a sanctuary for one class — criminals.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • It is tasked with a broad range of actions — hunting fugitives, transporting federal prisoners and managing goods seized from criminals.
    Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But understand this: Under President Trump, America’s borders are closed to lawbreakers.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The mayor of Boston wants everyone to know that her city is all about the fundamentally American value of protecting lawbreakers.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Recidivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recidivist. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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