Recidivist
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
French law
, a relapsed criminal; one who falls back into the same criminal course for which he has already been condemned.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
One who falls back into
prior
habits
, especially
criminal
habits; a
repeat
offender
.
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noun.
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
noun.
someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior