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
Monday, Tisch said the city has a stubborn problem with recidivists.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recidivist
Noun
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Or even those Californians, such as many in San Francisco and Los Angeles, who are just fed up with the perception that California is soft on criminals.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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The Forgotten Gender Nonconformists of the Old West Livia Gershon April 27, 2018 In the Old West, cross-dressing was sometimes a disguise for criminals on the lam.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The threat of agency enforcement action deters potential lawbreakers.—
Mike Calhoun,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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But understand this: Under President Trump, America’s borders are closed to lawbreakers.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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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 5 Jun. 2025.
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