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re·cid·i·vism Audio pronunciation of 'recidivism'  Pronunciation Key  (r-sd-vzm)
n.
A tendency to recidivate.

[From recidivist, one who recidivates, from French récidiviste, from récidiver, to relapse, from Medieval Latin recidvre, from Latin recidvus, falling back, from recidere, to fall back  : re-, re- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European Roots.]
re·cidi·vist n.
re·cidi·vistic or re·cidi·vous adj.


Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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re·cid·i·vism (r-sd-vzm)
n.

  1. The relapse of a disease or symptom. Also called recidivation.

Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Main Entry: re·cid·i·vism
Pronunciation: ri-'si-d&-"vi-z&m
Function: noun
: relapse into criminal behavior


Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Main Entry: re·cid·i·vism
Pronunciation: ri-'sid-&-"viz-&m
Function: noun
: a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior <a study of recidivism among heroin addicts>; especially : relapse into criminal behavior


Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

recidivism

recidivism was Word of the Day on March 8, 2001.


Source: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

recidivism

n : habitual relapse into crime


Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University