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A person who relapses, especially by returning to criminal behavior.

recidivist [re-sid´ĭ-vist]

a person who tends to relapse, especially one who tends to return to criminal habits after treatment or punishment.

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No references found			A US student on Tuesday killed a recidivist burglar with a samurai sword, slicing off his left hand and severely cutting his neck after he spotted the intruder in his garage, police said. US student turns samurai to slay burglar by AFP / AFP American Edition Instead, he has allowed his recidivist MPs to undermine the Prime Minister just when folk need a Labour government. TONY Blair signed off his premiership by The Mirror (London, England) Government figures for England obtained by the Conservatives show that there were more than 4,000 suspensions has pointed out that this doesn't mean there were 4,000 children involved as some may have been suspended more than once, but this raises the alarming prospect of recidivist five-year olds. Why can't teachers keep tiny tearaways in line? by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk			receptacle of the deferent duct receptaculum reception room receptive receptive aphasia receptive field receptivity receptor receptor adaptation receptor protein receptor site receptor theory of drug action recertification recess recession recessive recessive allele recessive character recessive gene recessive inheritance recessive trait recessus recidiva leishmaniasis recidivation recidivism recidivist RECIFE recipe recipient recipient site reciprocal reciprocal beat reciprocal change reciprocal force reciprocal forces reciprocal gene reciprocal inhibition reciprocal roentgens reciprocal tension membranes reciprocal transfusion reciprocal translocation reciprocating action device reciprocating grid reciprocation reciprocity recirculation Recklinghausen's canal Recklinghausen's disease Recklinghausen's disease of bone Recklinghausen's tumor reclamation disease			Recibo de Depósito Bancário RECID RECID RECID RECID RECID recidere recidiva leishmaniasis recidivate recidivate recidivated recidivated recidivates recidivates recidivating recidivating Recidivation Recidivation Recidive Recidive Recidive Recidive recidivism recidivism recidivism recidivism Recidivism rate Recidivism rate Recidivism rate Recidivism rate recidivist recidivistic recidivistic recidivistic recidivistic Recidivists Recidivists Recidivists Recidivists recidivous recidivous recidivous recidivous RECIEL Reciept Reciept Reciept Reciept Recieve Recieve Recieve Recieve Recieve Reciever Reciever Reciever Reciever Reciever Recife Recife Recife

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