re·cid·i·vist — … Useful english dictionary
vist — ar·chi·vist; at·a·vist; ba·bou·vist; bon·a·vist; fau·vist; men·she·vist; re·cid·i·vist; bol·she·vist; je·ho·vist; ar·ri·vist; yah·vist; … English syllables
cid — acar·i·cid·al; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·cid·ia; ade·cid·u·ate; ae·cid·i·al; ae·cid·i·o·spore; ae·cid·i·um; aphi·cid·al; as·car·i·cid·al; as·cid·i·a·cea; as·cid·i·ae; as·cid·i·an; as·cid·i·ar·i·um; as·cid·i·form; as·cid·i·oi·da; as·cid·i·ol·o·gy;… … English syllables
recidivist — re·cid·i·vist … English syllables
recidivist — A person who tends toward recidivation. * * * re·cid·i·vist vəst n one who relapses into a previous behavior or condition esp a habitual criminal recidivist adj re·cid·i·vis·tic .sid ə vis tik adj * * * re·cid·i·vist (re sidґĭ vist) [Fr.… … Medical dictionary
recidivist — re·cid·i·vist /ri si də vist/ n: an habitual criminal recidivist adj re·cid·i·vis·tic /ri ˌsi də vis tik/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
recidivist — re|cid|i|vist [ rı sıdəvıst ] noun count VERY FORMAL someone who continues to commit crimes or behave badly even after being punished ╾ re|cid|i|vism noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
recidivism — re•cid•i•vism [[t]rɪˈsɪd əˌvɪz əm[/t]] n. repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime • Etymology: 1885–90; < L recidīv(us) relapsing (recid(ere) to fall back) re•cid′i•vist, n. adj. re•cid i•vis′tic, re•cid′i•vous, adj … From formal English to slang
Recidivist — Re*cid i*vist (r[ e]*s[i^]d [i^]*v[i^]st), n. One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal. {Re*cid i*vis tic} (r[ e]*s[i^]d [i^]*v[i^]s t[i^]k), a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] The criminal by passion never becomes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
