noun · rare

repeat offender

repeat offender · repeat offenders

рецидивист, рецидивистка

Mehrfachtäter, Mehrfachtäterin, Wiederholungstäter, Wiederholungstäterin

A person who has previously offended against the law, often someone who may be deemed…A person who has previously offended against the law, often someone who may be deemed incorrigible.

» In what country could a repeat offender, once elected president, give themselves amnesty?

Meaning

2 senses

A person who has previously offended against the law, often someone who may be deemed incorrigible.
Mehrfachtäter, Mehrfachtäterin, Wiederholungstäter
рецидиви́стrecidivíst, рецидиви́сткаrecidivístka
One who performs a specific (often undesirable) action on multiple occasions.

Examples

2 sentences

In what country could a repeat offender, once elected president, give themselves amnesty?
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Most criminals are repeat offenders.
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