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
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.
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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
In February 2023, the 66-year-old Augustine was waiting for a subway train in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood when he was randomly pushed onto the tracks allegedly by a homeless stranger police described as a 44-year-old recidivist criminal.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Of recidivist criminals in front of the parole board.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 8 Feb. 2024
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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
In February 2023, the 66-year-old Augustine was waiting for a subway train in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood when he was randomly pushed onto the tracks allegedly by a homeless stranger police described as a 44-year-old recidivist criminal.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Of recidivist criminals in front of the parole board.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Recidivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recidivist. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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