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Noun: recidivism  ri'si-du`vi-zum
  1. Habitual relapse into crime

Derived forms: recidivisms

See also: recidivate, recidivist

Type of: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting

Encyclopedia: Recidivism