relapser

noun

Definition of relapsernext
as in offender

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  1. offender
  2. recidivist
  3. criminal
  4. principal
  5. culprit
  6. lawbreaker
Noun
  • Research on offenders with mental disorders suggests that recidivism depends more on criminal history than on diagnosis.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • At the root of the crisis is inadequate laws to punish offenders and a poor judicial system, activists say.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of offender
Noun
  • The plan also calls for going a step further — pushing for legislation at the state level to enable license suspension for serial recidivists.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • As recidivist would-be escapees, de Boeldieu, Marechal, and Rosenthal are transferred to an impregnable medieval fortress, commanded by Captain von Rauffenstein, now burnt, broken in body, and wearing a neck brace.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Definition of recidivist
Noun
  • Still, a criminal may combine those details with passwords, PINs or other information stolen elsewhere.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Pillay, 85, received the news while attending a forum in Nuremberg, Germany, where the trials of Nazi war criminals helped lay the foundations of international law.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • The lawsuit names former Crosby Elementary School principal Wendy Bailey and teacher Johnathan Michael, also known as Michael Roell.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Former Hollywood High principal Jim Tunney was a long-time NFL referee.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of principal
Noun
  • But the Amazon and Blue Origin founder argues that some politicians are blaming the wrong culprit.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Then secrets emerge about Chan-yeong, a 12-year-old boy the family has only ever seen as the culprit, and the case swerves.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of culprit
Noun
  • Yet, punishing such authoritarian lawbreakers for their domestic and international crimes is essential, in my view.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The lawbreakers were gathered this day on a cliff and a nearby arch, a crowd of around 50 young people — 14- to 20-year-olds, mostly males.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of lawbreaker
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