recidivate
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recidivate — re·cid·i·vate /ri si də ˌvāt/ vi vat·ed, vat·ing [Medieval Latin recidivatus, past participle of recidivare to fall back, relapse, from Latin recidivus falling back, recurring]: to return to criminal activity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
Recidivate — Re*cid i*vate (r[ e]*s[i^]d [i^]*v[=a]t), v. i. [LL. recidivare. See {Recidivous}.] To backslide; to fall again. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recidivate — (v.) 1520s, from pp. stem of M.L. recidivare (see RECIDIVIST (Cf. recidivist)) … Etymology dictionary
recidivate — verb go back to bad behavior Those who recidivate are often minor criminals • Syn: ↑relapse, ↑lapse, ↑regress, ↑retrogress, ↑fall back • Derivationally related forms: ↑recidivism, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
recidivate — /ri sid euh vayt , ree /, v.i. recidivated, recidivating. to engage in recidivism; relapse. [1520 30; < ML recidivatus ptp. of recidivare to relapse. See RECIDIVISM, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
recidivate — Synonyms and related words: backslide, cock, fall, fall again into, fall astern, fall back, fall behind, fall from grace, get behind, go backwards, go behind, have a relapse, jerk back, lapse, lapse back, lose ground, pull back, recede, recur to … Moby Thesaurus
recidivate — v. relapse into a previous condition, regress to an earlier state (especially to a life of crime) … English contemporary dictionary
recidivate — re·cid·i·vate … English syllables
fall back — verb 1. fall backwards and down (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑lean back, ↑recline • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s 2. hang (back) or fall ( … Useful english dictionary
criminology — criminological /krim euh nl oj i keuhl/, criminologic, adj. criminologically, adv. criminologist, n. /krim euh nol euh jee/, n. the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology. [1855 60; < L crimin (s. of crimen; see CRIME) + O + LOGY] *… … Universalium
