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recidivist

[ri-si-duhv-ist] / rɪˈsɪ dəvˌɪst /


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It will, however, create additional programming for TV, more advertising, revenue, opportunities for recidivist gamblers, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

He died a week ago for want of $500 to make a $5,000 bond, held as a recidivist for allegedly shoplifting a $24 pair of pants and a $20 electric shaver from Walmart in July.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2023

Put simply, Wells Fargo is a corporate recidivist that puts one third of American households at risk of harm.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2022

Pritchard said the SEC could "tell a court that he's a recidivist violator of the securities laws and that he needs to be dealt with harshly."

From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2022

The consequence is that he falls away and rejoins his old companions and soon becomes a recidivist.

From A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science by Kayll, James Leslie Allan




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