recidivism

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
2. (countable, uncountable) Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.
3. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time.

Synonyms

relapse

habitual criminal

recrudescence

recurrence

setback

failure

relaps

recidivist

Translations

récidive

reincidencia

recidività

Rückfall

recidiva

recaída

reincidència

recidive

rechute

υποτροπή

reincidência

Bankrott

recaiguda

Falliment

Rückschlag

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzm̩/

Etymology

From French récidivisme, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ism. By surface analysis, recidive + -ism.