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recidivist

DEFINITIONS OF: recidivist

1

n someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior

Synonyms:
backslider, reversionist
Type of:
offender, wrongdoer
a person who transgresses moral or civil law

n someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

Synonyms:
habitual criminal, repeater
Type of:
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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