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The noun RECIDIVIST has 2 senses: 1. someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior). 2. someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior. Familiarity information: RECIDIVIST used as a noun is rare.
The term comes from the Latin roots re, for ârepeatâ or âagain,â and cadere, âto fall.â Recidivism is usually thought of as a falling back which reverses progress, and is sometimes also called backsliding for that reason.