Akademik

recidivism

noun

habitual relapse into crime

• Derivationally related forms: ↑recidivist, ↑recidivate

• Hypernyms:

↑backsliding, ↑lapse, ↑lapsing, ↑relapse, ↑relapsing, ↑reversion, ↑reverting

Useful english dictionary. 2012.