transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪsɪdɪvɪst ]
( recidivists)
A recidivist is someone who has committed crimes in the past and has begun to commit crimes again, for example after a period in prison. ( FORMAL )
Six prisoners are still at large along with four dangerous recidivists.
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• re‧cidi‧vism
Their basic criticism was that prisons do not reduce the crime rate, they cause recidivism.
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