recidivist

Someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

The recidivist was once again arrested for smoking weed at school.

by David May 18, 2004

Post-Cock Recidivist History

When a woman who was formerly dating women starts dating men and begins to trash lesbians and lesbianism.

Marley: Jess is dating men now, she says her relationship with Ann was trash although she loved it.

Slim: That's that Post-Cock Recidivist History

by Krimbrulee May 6, 2023

recidivism

1. repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
2. Psychiatry. the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns.

a repeated offender of grand theft auto and drug user, ---- is one example of recidivism, he has repeated and fallen back to his old ways.

by ca619 June 14, 2007

recidivism

When a parolee does not check in with his parole officer or abide by the conditions of his parole and is sent back to prison over and over as a result.

Johnny has been incarcerated five times in five years this is called recidivism.

by Jamie Pheloney April 9, 2005

rancidivists

The same rotten people who keep being re-elected.

Rancidivists in Congress average several decades of service.

by SriArthur November 18, 2016

Alien Recidivism

Person who repeatedly commits crimes in a country where they also do not have legal citizenship.

Alien recidivism increased exponentially during the Biden administration.

by Iceiguana February 12, 2026

revidivism

To return to an appallingly bad movie, after you have done your time and pronounced yourself rehabilitated.

He had come out swearing, "Never again!", but here he was, in lockdown, serving a second stint with "Sharknado 3", an act of tragic revidivism.

by Monkey's Dad March 26, 2020